§ 77. Mr. Rossasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the increasing unemployment in the engineering industry in the West of Scotland; and if he will make a statement on this situation.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am aware that there has been some increase in unemployment, most of which is due to the completion of new vessels on the Clyde and is expected to be temporary. I understand that a number of redundancies are likely to occur shortly at two firms in the area, one making aircraft and the other motor vehicles.