§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of companies in the service industries, research and development or office development moving into Scotland which have received service industry grants under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 in each year since the Act was implemented; and how many new jobs were created.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe annual number of offers of service industry grant made under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 to such companies moving into Scotland, and the associated number of jobs expected to be created, has been as follows:
Year Number of offers Jobs 1972–73 — — 1973–74 2 45 1974–75 4 101 1975–76 4 160 1976–77 2 60 1977–78 10 500 1978–79 4 245 1979 (April-August) 3 126
§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of 40W considering the proposal to establish a microelectronics application centre in Scotland. I hope to be able to make a further statement soon.