§ 69. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the effect on Lewis of the impending closure of Lewis Offshore Limited; and what action he intends to take to counteract this.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe redundancies which have now taken effect at the yard have already contributed to the higher unemployment figures for the Western Isles in June. I share my hon. Friend's concern at the impact of the closure, and vary much regret that the company so far has been unable to secure
CIRCULARS AND LETTERS Reference Subject Date of issue SDD Circular 11/1978 … … Community Land Scheme: Operation in 1978–79 10th February 1978 SDD Circular 14/1978 … … Amendment to the General Disposal Consent 14th February 1978 SDD Circular 26/1978 … … Community Land Scheme: Supplementary Information 19th April 1978 SDD Circular 29/1978 … … Community Land Scheme: Easing of Acquisition Criteria 12th May 1978 Letter … … Community Land Surplus Account 12th May 1978
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether he will set out in tabular form, for each region, how many of the 65.40 acres of industrial land which were acquired under the community land scheme up to 31st
570Wthe further orders it needs. The Government and their agencies will take every practical step to encourage the creation of alternative permanent jobs; in the meantime, the special employment measures are making a substantial contribution to the reduction of unemployment in the islands.