asked the Secretary of State for Scotland for each of the 10 most recent years for which figures are available, what were the numbers employed in Scotland in the nationalised industries, the private sector as a whole, and in private sector manufacturing industry.

This information is not available in the form requested. Regular estimates of employment in Scotland, analysed according to the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification are, however, published in the Scottish Economic Bulletin and in the Scottish Abstract of Statistics.