HC Deb 16 January 1991 vol 183 c537W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which locations in the world the Scottish Development Agency has direct, on-the-spot representation by(a) an employee and (b) an agent; and how these arrangements have changed in the past 10 years.

Male Female
Year Redundancy/ interests of efficiency Ill-health Redundancy/ interests of efficiency Ill-health Total
1978–79 7 30 5 58 100
1979–80 3 37 2 71 113
1980–81 20 32 13 72 137
1981–82 64 43 127 81 315
1982–83 165 56 450 101 772
1983–84 131 65 419 105 720
1984–85 149 83 365 137 734
1985–86 181 81 369 182 813
1986–87 144 82 280 134 640
1987–88 197 59 284 158 698
1988–89 252 87 318 169 826