HC Deb 27 October 1980 vol 991 cc13-5W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new jobs were created in Scotland and how many were lost in the latest available year.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher:

In the year to June 1980 total employment in Scotland is estimated to have fallen by 50,000.

land and countries overseas and between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom are based, respectively, on the international passenger sample survey and on the movement of patients on doctors' lists, as shown in the tables below; no occupational or social class data are available in respect of movements within the United Kingdom.

Information on gross increases and decreases in employment in Scotland is not available.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were employed in manufacturing industry in Scotland in May 1979; and what is the latest available figure.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher:

The Department of Employment estimates that there were 603,000 employees in employment in Scottish manufacturing industry in May 1979. The corresponding figure for June 1980, the latest available, was 555,000.

Mr. Ernie

Ross asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of people employed in industries either directly or indirectly related to North Sea oil in Scotland; and what are the corresponding figures for Dundee and Tayside.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher:

The Manpower Services Commission's quarterly survey of employment in firms wholly involved in oil related work for the North Sea, including employment involved in the installation of off-shore structures and in on-shore construction projects, recorded a figure of 54,030 employees for Scotland as a whole as at June 1980. The corresponding figure for Dundee was 730 and for Tayside as a whole it was 1,800.

When allowance is made for the estimated employment in partly involved firms and for the consumption multiplier effects of this activity, the overall effect of North Sea oil on employment in Scotland at the end of 1979 was between 70,000 and 85,000 jobs. There are no corresponding estimates for Dundee and Tayside.