§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour whether the estimated level of one and a half to two per cent. of unemployment expected to result from recently announced policies is the national average figure; and by how much he expects the Scottish figure to exceed this.
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§ Mr. GunterThe Answer to the first part of the Question is "Yes". An estimate of unemployment for Scotland cannot be given, but one of the main aims of the Government's policies is to reduce the difference between the rates of unemployment and the national average in areas where the rate has been persistently above average.