§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet received the report and recommendations of the team from Aberdeen University under Professor Gaskin to make a study of the economic potential of North-East Scotland commissioned by him following the White Paper on the Scottish Economy 1965–70, Command Paper No. 2864; and in consequence if he will state his plans to stop the trend south of population from North-East Scotland and to develop trade communications between North-East Scotland and Europe on lines at least equal to the communications between South-East England and Europe.
§ Mr. RossSince the publication of the Gaskin Report on 23rd May the local planning authorities in North-East Scotland have been considering its recommendations to further the development of the whole region, which of course already has development area status. Industry in the North-East also has available to it the very comprehensive export services of the Board of Trade and the Export Council for Europe.