§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage increase in investment each year in Scotland since 1979 in real terms in(a) chemicals, (b) man-made fibres, (c) textiles, (d) clothing, (e) footwear and (f) motor vehicle manufacturing; to what extent this has resulted in an increase in capacity; what has been the increase in the demand for such goods; and whether he will publish in each case the increase in capacity since 1979, the increase in output as a percentage of 1979 and the figures for import penetration from the EEC and the rest of the world now and in 1979.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is not available in the form requested.
Net capital expenditure at current prices is available from the annual census of production. The figures are set out in the table.
423WOutput figures in real terms are published regularly in indexed form. The following table gives an index of production series for the sectors required, at published level, scaled to 1979 = 100.
Index of industrial output in Scotland (1979 = 100) Chemicals and man-made fibres Textiles,leather, footwear and clothing Motor vehicles 1979 100.0 100.0 100.0 1980 91.1 89.1 100.9 1981 88.1 83.2 83.3 1982 88.9 77.1 81.6 1983 96.6 78.0 95.7 1984 97.6 86.3 110.9 1985 100.8 95.8 113.4 1986 104.8 92.6 125.9 1987 102.4 98.2 143.8 1988 103.9 102.7 160.7 1989 105.1 99.6 173.8 Source: Index of industrial production and construction—Scotland.
Figures for import penetration are unavailable.