§ 41. Miss Herbisonasked the President of the Board of Trade what action he is taking or has taken to provide work at Newmains, which is in a scheduled area with a high rate of unemployment, and where the employment of 350 workers is threatened by the British Transport Commission's policy on the use of pre-stressed concrete sleepers.
§ Mr. ErrollI am aware that unemployment at Newmains and in
22Wvariations from quarter to quarter, the general trend is upwards.
other parts of North Lanarkshire is high and that redundancies are threatened. I will continue to do all I can to encourage new industry to go to the area.