§ 69. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the continued high unemployment in many areas of Scotland, he will take immediate steps to increase the investment in school building, especially in areas such as Fife.
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§ Mr. NobleI have already authorised much additional public investment in Scotland with a view to stimulating the growth of the economy. School building, which is currently running at a record level, is only one of a number of large public works programmes in hand.
§ 70. Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the facts that school building in Fife is being curtailed in the current financial year, that a large part of the county is scheduled as a development district, and that there is unemployment in the construction industry, if he will undertake an immediate review of the investment in school building in Scotland.
§ Mr. NobleI am already keeping under consideration all aspects of investment in school building in Scotland.