§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many manufacturing sector jobs Locate in Scotland has attracted in each of the years since it was established to the City of Glasgow council area. [36032]
§ Mr. WilsonThe number of jobs associated with manufacturing projects attracted to the City of Glasgow Council area by Locate in Scotland is as follows:
Year New jobs Safeguarded jobs Total jobs 1981–82 176 1,717 1,893 1982–83 0 0 0 1983–84 0 0 0 1984–85 437 169 606 1985–86 403 531 934 1986–87 53 352 405 1987–88 346 46 392 1988–89 70 0 70 1989–90 451 68 519 1990–91 97 530 627 1991–92 101 126 227 1992–93 20 181 201 1993–94 459 200 659 1994–95 117 211 328 1995–96 94 669 763 1996–97 43 55 98 Total 2,867 4,855 7,722 Notes
1. The above figures relate only to projects handled by Locate in Scotland (LIS) and The Scottish Office. The figures are based on information provided by the companies themselves at the time of the investment decision and take no account of subsequent developments. A few projects may not have proceeded and others may have been reduced in scale as a result of changes in the commercial environment. Equally, however, some projects may have led to more investment and more jobs than originally anticipated; and the figures take no account of the substantial number of new jobs created indirectly in supplier companies. Experience over a number of years indicates that, on average, around two-thirds of planned direct jobs are created.
Figures for years prior to 1991–92 relate to projects with a Glasgow postcode and may therefore include a few projects outwith the City of Glasgow Council area.