§ Mr. Youngerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now publish a White Paper giving his revised time-scale for the achievement of the targets detailed in the White Paper on the Scottish Economy, Command Paper No. 2864.
§ Mr. RossI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for North Angus and Mearns (Mr. Buchanan-Smith) and 313W Aberdeenshire, East (Mr. Wolrige-Gordon.)
Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what emergency action he will now take to counteract the deflationary effects of rising Bank Rate on the Scottish economy.
§ Mr. RossThe measures recently taken by the Government have preserved the Selective Employment Tax premium in the development area; factory building in these areas will continue to expand t and the banks have been asked to continue to have regard to the Government's regional development policies in dealing with applications for advances.