§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the names of all persons who currently hold the post of Government director on company boards, the salary each is paid, the length of their present tenure and when it expires.
§ 24 Mr. David Mitchell[pursuant to his reply,January 1980, c. 340]: Company board appointments made by my right hon. Friend, or subject to his nomination, are as follows: —
and if he will give comparable figures for the European Economic Community as a whole.
§ Mr. David Mitchell[pursuant to his reply, 28 January 1980, c. 444–45]: The information is as follows except for statistics of the value of production in the EEC, which are not available.
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United Kingdom France, Italy and West Germany* Value of sales by United Kingdom, manufacturers Number of vehicles produced United Kingdom Employment in the motor vehicle industry (MLH 381) Value of sales per employee Number of vehicles produced per employee Number of vehicles produced Employment in motor vehicle manufacturing (NACE 35) Number of vehicles produced per employee (£m.) ('000) ('000) (£) (No.) ('000) ('000) (No.) 1970 … … .. 2,099 509 .. 4.1 8,447 .. .. 1971 … … .. 2,198 504 .. 4.4 8,810 .. .. 1972 … … .. 2,329 490 .. 4.8 8,673 .. .. 1973 … … 1,981 2,164 510 3,884 4.2 9,125 .. .. 1974 … … 2,100 1,937 497 4,225 3.9 7,947 1,303 6.1 1975 … … 2,353 1,648 457 5,149 3.6 7,506 1,281 5.9 1976 … … 3,072 1,706 448 6,857 3.8 8,861 1,294 6.8 1977 … … 3,543 1,714 478p 7,412 3.6 9,196 1,336 6.9 1978 … … 4,157 1,607 485p 8,571 3.3 9,351 .. .. 1979 … … .. 1,479 473p .. .. 9,500 .. .. * Statistics for the EEC as a whole are not available, however these countries account for the bulk of EEC production. † Estimated. p=Provisional. ..=Not available. MLH=Minimum List Heading of the Standard Industrial Classification. NACE=is the system of industrial classification of the EEC.