§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of people employed in the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry in(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole in each year from 1975 to 1989.
§ Mr. LangThe latest available figures for Scotland relate to 1986. After 1979 only figures for the shipbuilding and ship repair industry (activity heading 3610 of the 1980 standard industrial classification) are available. Annual figures for Strathclyde and Greenock and Port Glasgow are not readily available.
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Shipbuilding and marine engineering 1968 SIC, MLH 370 Shipbuilding and repairing 1980 SIC activity heading 3610 1975 40,400 — 1976 40,800 — 1977 37,300 — 1978 37,600 — 1979 35,600 30,600 1980 — 26,500 1981 — 25,900 1982 — 26,000 1983 — 24,800 1984 — 21,800 1985 — 20,800 1986 — 18,600 Source: Annual Census of Production.