HC Deb 03 March 1981 vol 1000 cc105-6W
Mr. Myles

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the value of goods and services exported from Scotland in 1970 to fellow member States of the European Economic Community, both including and excluding oil; and how many jobs in Scotland his Department estimates are dependent on these exports;

(2) what was the value of goods and services exported from Scotland in each year since 1970; and how many jobs in Scotland are dependent upon these exports (a) including the North Sea oil industry and (b) excluding the North Sea oil industry.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

This information is not available. The statistics on overseas trade are compiled only for the United Kingdom as a whole and not for individual parts of the country.

manufacturing businesses that have given their consent to publication is compiled by the Business Statistics Office and published as Business Monitor PO 1007: this contains name, address, and industrial classification.