§ 49. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an assurance that no proposed reductions in public expenditure will apply to Scotland or other development areas.
§ Mr. MacDermotPublic expenditure in Scotland and the development areas must be looked at as a whole. Assistance to Scotland and other development areas has been greatly increased in recent years, partly through the Investment Grants with their present rate for the development areas, and the proposed Regional Employment Premium. There need therefore be no doubt about the Government's attitude towards Scotland and the development areas so far as public expenditure generally is concerned.