§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the heavy and long-persisting unemployment in Greenock, he will consider, with the Commissioners for Special Areas in Scotland, the utilisation of the old Caird shipyard as a site for a new industry or industries in Greenock; and if he has any statement to make on the subject?
Mr. WedderburnThe Commissioner informs me that he is taking every opportunity of bringing this site and other suitable sites in the Special Areas to the notice of industrialists with a view to the establishment of new industries.