§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many manufacturing jobs have been lost in Scotland in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIn December 1990, the latest available date, there were 401,100 employees in employment in manufacturing in Scotland. This represents a small fall of 1,300 (0.3 per cent.) compared with December 1989. Over the same period the number of manufacturing employees in Great Britain fell by 130,000 (2.5 per cent.).