§ 57. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he 80W will state the loss of exports and of capital income caused by the unemployment in the engineering shops of Aberdeen during the last six months; and what steps he has taken and intends to take to minimise this loss.
§ Mr. D. PriceMy right hon. Friend is not aware of any large decline in total employment in the engineering industry in Aberdeen. There would, in any event, be no means of calculating the kind of figures for which the hon. Member asks.