§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total value of exports from (a) the manufacturing, (b) agricultural and (c) mining sectors for each year since 1975 and in 1988 moneys.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 20 February 1989]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. The Scottish Council (Development and Industry) has been conducting a survey of Scottish manufacturing exports for a number of years. Earlier surveys were conducted on a triennial basis and coverage was low. These points should be borne in mind when interpreting the survey results in the table, which gives the best available estimates on a 1980 price basis.
Value of Scottish manufacturing exports: 1980 prices £ billion Year Value 1975 3.4 1976 3.7 1977 3.9 1978 4.1 1979 3.9 1980 3.7 1981 3.6 1982 3.3 1983 3.4 1984 3.7 1985 4.0 1986 3.5 1987 4.0 There is no information available on Scottish agricultural exports.
Information on the value of Scottish coal exports is not readily available but the table shows the volume of Scottish coal exports. There were no coal exports from Scotland between 1975–76 and 1980–81.
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Volume of Scottish coal exports Financial year Thousand tonnes 1980–81 32,000 1981–82 570,000 1982–83 340,000
Financial year Thousand tonnes 1983–84 273,000 1984–85 29,000 1985–86 217,000 1986–87 112,000 1987–88 101,000 11988–89 111,000 1 Provisional.