§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what estimate he has made of the sectors of employment which will benefit most from his public works programme ;
(2) what estimates he has made of the number of jobs which will be created by his public works programme ;
(3) what steps he is taking to monitor the effects of unemployment of his public works programme over the coming winter ; and if he will formulate contingency plans for increasing the size and scope of the programme so that it may be sufficiently flexible to achieve the results he has in mind.
§ Mr. Gordon Campbell: The additional employment to be provided will depend on the nature and extent of the work which the local authorities and other organisations are able to undertake. I expect it to be substantial, and mainly in the construction industry and the construction materials industries. I will be keeping the progress of the programme under continuous review but, as in the past, it will be difficult to identify the precise effects on unemployment.