HC Deb 19 January 1995 vol 252 cc666-7W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the size of the shipbuilding industry in Scotland in 1979; and what its size is now.

Mr. Stewart

In 1979, the shipbuilding industry in Scotland employed about 18,800 people in 12 shipyards, excluding ship repair and boat building yards. In 1994, the industry employed 5,200 people in five shipyards, again excluding ship repair and boat building.

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