HC Deb 23 March 1988 vol 130 cc145-6W
48. Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of the annual rate of growth of output of Scottish industry; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lang

Manufacturing output in Scotland in the second quarter of 1987 was 5 per cent. higher than a year earlier. Recent business surveys point to a further strong rise in manufacturing output in the second half of 1987.