§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give particulars of his plans to stop the migration of skilled craftsmen and craftswomen and other workers from North-East Scotland to English and foreign fields of employment.
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§ Mr. RossAs the White Paper on the Scottish Economy makes clear, it is the Government's intention to build up population and employment in Aberdeen and other centres of the North-East so as to hold in the area more of those who now leave it. This will call for a more dynamic approach by industry and local authorities in the area as well as for Government action, and I am confident that the consultative group, which I recently appointed for the area and which has just begun its work, will play an important part in achieving this object.