§ Dr. Glynasked the Secretary of State for Trade arid Industry what information he has as to the degree of concentration of (a) total turnover, (b) research and development expenditure and (c) contracts with Her Majesty's Government, among each of the top 10 electric and electronic firms in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 7 July 1986, c. 10]: Available information on the electrical and electronic engineering industries* is as follows:
- (a) the 11 largest enterprises, defined in terms of their employment, accounted for nearly 50 per cent. of the total gross output† of these industries in 1983;
- (b) the 10 largest enterprises, defined in terms of their research and development expenditure, accounted for nearly 90 per cent. of the total research and development expenditure of these industries in 1981; and
- (c) information on contracts with Her Majesty's Government is not available in the form requested.
* Class 34, Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980).
† The minor difference between the definitions of turnover and gross output is unlikely to be significant in this context.