§ 30. Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement on productivity in manufacturing.
§ Mr. StewartManufacturing productivity in Scotland —defined as output per person employed—is at an all-time high.
It is estimated that Scotland's productivity growth in the 1980s was above that in any of the G7 economies. This impressive performance was maintained in 1993, when output per person employed was 5.1 per cent. higher than in 1992.