§ 27. Mr. Hannanasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of employees, at the latest available date, engaged in the manufacture of scientific, surgical and photographic instruments; and what proportion of those employees is located in Scotland.
§ Mr. HareIn mid-1961 the number employed in Great Britain was 134,300, of whom 4.8 per cent. were employed in Scotland.
§ Mr. HannanSurely the right hon. Gentleman recognises that these are exactly the types of industry which should be dealt with under the Location of Industry Act. Cannot he take action by making recommendations to Government Departments which must, through their own activities, create a good deal of work for these desirable industries which are needed in the North?
§ Mr. HareI have answered the Question. I could have answered all these Questions at the same time, but I thought it more courteous to hon. Members not to do so. In answer to the hon. Member, I can say that we all wish to see a larger share of the expanding industries going to Scotland and the North-East.