HC Deb 22 March 1983 vol 39 c363W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the numbers employed in the microelectronics industry in Scotland.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Information relating specifically to microelectronics is not available. However, it is possible to derive from the census of employment for September 1981 that approximately 37,000 were employed in the electronics industry as a whole in Scotland at that date.