HC Deb 08 February 1982 vol 17 c257W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked 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. MacGregor

The 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.