§ 40. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he proposes to take on the recommendations contained in the Report of the Scottish Council (Development and Industry) on industrial development in Fife.
§ Mr. MaclayThis Report has not as yet been submitted to me by the Scottish Council.
§ Mr. HamiltonHas the right hon. Gentleman not taken steps to get a copy? Is he not sufficiently interested in the future of a developing mining area on 848 which the very prosperity of the country depends? Is it not time that he awoke from the lethargy and apathy which he displayed when he was Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation?
§ Mr. MaclayThe hon. Gentleman is, I think, jumping ahead of his own knowledge, because, as I understand it, the Fife Report has not yet been formally adopted by the Council's executive committee. Of course, if the Council cares to send it to me, as it is open to it to do, I shall be very glad to see what it says.