Chamber and committees

Question reference: S1W-01171

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 26 August 1999
Current status: Answered by John Home Robertson on 29 September 1999

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs are generated by the Scottish salmon farming industry in Scotland and how many of those are in the Highlands and Islands.

Answer

Direct and indirect employment in 1997 was estimated to be 6,330 full-time equivalent jobs, of which around 75% are in the Highlands and Islands.

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