§ 85. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the concentration of industry in South-West Scotland, he will regionalise the work of his Department in order to spread trade, industry and employment as indicated in the National Plan for Scotland.
§ Mr. JayThe work of the Board is already considerably regionalised; and at 1st October, 1966, just under one-half of the total staff of the Board worked outside Greater London. The total staff working in Scotland at the same date was approximately 1,350 in over 40 different establishments in many parts of the country.