HC Deb 08 December 1982 vol 33 cc536-7W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any information as to the percentage of the work force in manufacturing industry in Dundee and Scotland who are employed in non-British firms.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

According to the latest information available from the Scottish manufacturing establishment record—which relates to units with 11 or more employees—the percentages of manufacturing employment in overseas-owned units in Dundee and Scotland are estimated at 36 per cent. and 17 per cent. in Dundee and Scotland, respectively.