§ 52. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent he took into account the future prospects of individual pits, including the slow down in the developing pits, in deciding not to include Central West Fife in the list of districts qualifying for assistance within the terms of recent legislation.
§ Mr. J. RodgersThe prospects for coal mining in this and in adjacent areas were taken into account. Central West30W Fife is not a locality in which, in the opinion of the Board of Trade, a high rate of unemployment exists or is expected and is likely to persist. But I will continue to keep a close watch on the position.