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Written Question · S2W-03439 · Session 2

How many manufacturing jobs have been created through inward investment in (a) Scotland, (b) Aberdeen, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Dundee, (e) Glasg…

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 14 Oct 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many manufacturing jobs have been created through inward investment in (a) Scotland, (b) Aberdeen, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Dundee, (e) Glasgow, (f) Inverness and (g) Stirling in each year since 1996

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 Nov 2003 · 35 days after it was lodged, 7 days after it was due

Scottish DevelopmentInternational does not keep records of how many jobs are created by individualinward investors in a given year. The published figures reflect the number ofjobs which a company plans to create or safeguard at the time its decision toinvest in Scotland was made. The published figures refer only toprojects in which Scottish Development International and its partners can claimto have had a significant involvement in ensuring that the project takes placein Scotland. The following figures relate to projects where acompany has made a decision to invest or expand and where the main activity of the project is manufacturing. Not all jobs created by a manufacturing projectare necessarily manufacturing jobs.
(a) Scotland
Year
| Planned New Jobs Associated with Manufacturing Projects

1996-97
| 7,673

1997-98
| 3,749

1998-99
| 4,380

1999-2000
| 5,901

2000-01
| 4,546

2001-02
| 1,235

2002-03
| 1,512


(b) Aberdeen
Year
| Planned New Jobs Associated with Manufacturing Projects

1996-97
| 0

1997-98
| 0

1998-99
| 0

1999-2000
| 0

2000-01
| 0

2001-02
| 30

2002-03
| 20


(c) Edinburgh
Year
| Planned New Jobs Associated with Manufacturing Projects

1996-97
| 25

1997-98
| 0

1998-99
| 59

1999-2000
| 1,677

2000-01
| 9

2001-02
| 242

2002-03
| 61


(d) Dundee
Year
| Planned New Jobs Associated with Manufacturing Projects

1996-97
| 11

1997-98
| 0

1998-99
| 30

1999-2000
| 167

2000-01
| 112

2001-02
| 0

2002-03
| 12


(e) Glasgow
Year
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-03439 by reference.