§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of people employed in the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry in Scotland in each year from 1979.
§ Mr. LangThe table gives the available information, from the censuses of employment in 1981, 1984 and 1987, showing the total number of people employed in the shipbuilding and repairing industry in Scotland in September of each ear. There is no comparable information available for 1979.
Employees in employment in Shipbuilding and Repairing' in Scotland Thousands September 1981 31.2 September 1984 22.2 September 1987 16.3 Source: Censuses of employment.
1 Activity heading 3610 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification.