HC Deb 30 January 1991 vol 184 c551W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were employed in the electronics industry in Scotland for each year from 1979.

Mr. Lang

The number of people employed in the electronics industry from 1979 is set out in the table. The latest available figures are for 1988.

Electronics employment 1979–88
Year Employment (thousands)
1979 41.6
1980 42.6
1981 39.6
1982 39.2
1983 42.0
1984 43.9
1985 43.2
1986 41.5
1987 44.0
1988 45.2

Source: Electronics Database Regional Data System.