§ Mr. Kenneth Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Industry, in each of the past five years, what was the total capital investment in the textile industry and in the clothing industry, what was the number of employees in each; and what was the investment per employee.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information is given below for 1975–79. The capital expenditure figures exclude assets obtained on lease rather than bought. Leasing is becoming increasingly important but estimates of its effect on individual industries are not available.
Textiles Industry (Order XIII of the SIC 1968) Capital Expenditure * Employment† Capital Expenditure per head £ million current prices thousand £ 1975 185.4 533.1 348 1976 171.0 517.9 330 1977 180.8 503.0 359 1978 223.8 479.0 467 1979‡ 275.5 457.1 603 * New building work plus acquisitions less disposals of plant and machinery, and vehicles. 280W
Additional NEB Shareholdings since 31 December 1980 Company Number and description of shares held by NEB Percentage of nominal value of total equity Cost £'000 INMOS 525,000 £20 convertible preference not equity 10,500 NEXOS 2,300,000 £1 convertible preference not equity 2,300
† Average number employed (full and part-time) during the year (including working proprietors). ‡ Provisional estimates. Source
Reports on the Annual Census of Production and Department of Industry estimates.
Clothing Industry (Order XV except MLH 450 of SIC 1968) Capital Expenditure * Employment† Capital Expenditure per head £ million current prices thousand £ 1975 26.0 345.6 75 1976 29.8 330.3 90 1977 37.3 321.0 116 1978 53.7 311.5 172 1979‡ 63.7 303.7 210 * New building work plus acquisitions less disposals of plant and machinery, and vehicles. † Average number employed (full and part-time) during the year (including working proprietors). ‡ Provisional estimates. Source
Reports on the Annual Census of Production and Department of Industry estimates.