HC Deb 08 February 1982 vol 17 c256W
Mrs. Reneé Short

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his latest estimate of the percentage of manufacturing companies which are using microelectronics in their (a) products and (b) production lines.

Mr. Wakeham

The interim results of a survey of 1,200 United Kingdom manufacturing establishments employing over 20 people carried out by the Policy Studies Institute last year estimated that 30.3 per cent of companies are using or intending to use microelectronics in products and/or production; 7.8 per cent. in products and 26.6 per cent. in production.