Employment (Hansard, 18 April 2000)

§ 10. Mr. Tynan
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on employment levels in Scotland. [118135]

§ Dr. Reid
Latest data show that employment in Scotland stood at 2,324,000 as at November 1999 to January 2000, around its highest level since 1966.

§ 18. Mr. McFall
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the prospects for employment in Scotland. [118143]

§ 25. Mr. David Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the prospects for employment in Scotland. [118150]
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§ Dr. Reid
The prospects for employment in Scotland are good. The three main independent forecasters (Fraser of Allander Institute, Business Strategies Ltd. and Cambridge Econometrics) expect employment in Scotland, which is currently at around its highest level since 1966, to rise in each year between 2000 and 2002.