§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage change in labour costs per unit of output in Scotland over the previous year for each of the years from 1978 to 1982, inclusive.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is not available for Scotland. But on the basis of Department of Employment labour cost surveys and the index of industrial production for Scotland it is estimated that labour costs per unit of output in manufacturing in Scotland increased by 40 per cent. between 1978 and 1981.