§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many persons were employed in manufacturing activities in the United Kingdom, excluding oil exploration and development, by firms owned by United States and Japanese firms, respectively, in each of the past 20 years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe average number of persons employed by United Kingdom manufacturing enterprises that are controlled by United States and Japanese firms is available from the censuses of production for the following years:
Thousands Average number employed by United States by Japanese controlled controlled manufacturing manufacturing enterprises enterprises 1963 406.2 n/a 1968 533.8 n/a 1971* 603.3 n/a 1973 623.8 n/a 1975 658.8 n/a 1977 711.8 1.1 1979 661.5 1.7 *Figures for 1971 include mining and quarrying.