§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect on employment in Scotland of the increase in national insurance contributions, the increase in interest charges and the other measures announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer last week.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th June 1978; Vol. 951, c. 639–40] gave the following information:
Taken together with income tax amendments to the Finance Bill, the measures my right hon. Friend announced last week should restore the immediate prospects for the United Kingdom economy as a whole to what they were at the time of the Budget. There is no reason to believe that the situation will be any different for Scotland.