HC Deb 30 June 1976 vol 914 cc386-7
21. Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next hopes to meet the Scottish Economic Council.

Mr. Millan

The last meeting of the council, of which I am chairman, was on 4th June, and the next meeting will be held on 10th September.

Mr. Wilson

Will the Secretary of State, at one of these meetings, ask the council to consider the question of the slowness of the Scottish economy to recover from the present recession? Will he ask it to prepare proposals to encourage industrial development and investment in Scotland, and not leave this matter entirely to the Treasury to handle?

Mr. Millan

At the meetings of the Scottish Economic Council one item that is always on the agenda is the current economic situation in Scotland. I can tell the hon. Gentleman that the kind of matters in which he is interested were discussed at the last meeting and will be discussed again in September. In regard to the wider matters, I think that a published document and certain statements that are being made today are relevant to them.