§ 41. Mr. Gallacherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the letter sent to him by the Member for West Fife, in connection with a resolution on the need for a Scottish Planning Commission passed by the Amalgamated Engineering Union National Committee in 1946; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WoodburnI have considered the resolution in question along with a similar resolution of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Scotland is already served by several bodies concerned with planning its 187 industries and services and these are co-ordinated in the Scottish Economic Conference which advises the Secretary of State who is, under Statute, the Planning Minister for Scotland.