§ 29. Mr Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the rate of unemployment in Central Scotland is almost four times the rate of the Midlands, London and the South-East of England and that the relative position of Scotland has further deteriorated recently; and what reply he has sent to the letter from the General Council of the Scottish Trades Union Congress on this subject, dealing with the need for fiscal remedies.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAlthough the figures for Scotland are a great deal higher than those for the other areas selected by the hon. and learned Gentleman, the position is improving. My right hon. Friend received this morning the letter to which the hon. and learned Gentleman refers.