§ Mr. E. L. Gandar Dowerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the lack of subsidiary industries in Sutherland and Caithness and of the lagging progress of the Hydro-Electric Schemes; and whether he will take steps, in conjunction with the Scottish Council (Development and Industry), to start such industries in the North of Scotland.
§ Mr. WoodburnI am fully conscious of the need to establish more new industries in the North of Scotland and I am ready to do anything that I can to assist such development. The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board have surveyed the water power resources of the Loch Shin area of Sutherland and are nearing the stage for the preparation of a constructional scheme.