§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the growth in productivity in the Scottish(a) manufacturing, (b) agricultural and (c) mining industries for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LangThe average annual increase in productivity in these industries in Scotland since 1979 is set out in the table.
Output per head: Percentage change on previous year Manufacturing 1Divisions 2–4 Agriculture 2Class 01 Coal extraction 1 3Class 11 1980 +1.0 +14.5 +3.5 1981 +6.6 +5.1 +1.9 1982 +8.0 +13.3 +0.8 1983 +5.8 -7.4 +1.0 1984 +6.5 +20.7 -41.6 1985 +3.7 -5.0 +98.8 1986 +2.7 +13.0 +35.1 1987 +7.3 +3.5 +26.1 1988 n/a 4 - 6.8 n/a 1 Output per employee in employment. 2 In agriculture, output per full-time person employed, includingthe self-employed with part-time and casual employees being converted to full-time equivalents. 3 Coal extraction includes the manufacture of solid fuels as wellas deep-mined and open-cast coal production. 4 Provisional.