HC Deb 04 December 1968 vol 774 cc479-80W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will instruct the Scottish Development Department to carry out a study and report on the probable effects of the latest changes in the system of protection for the Scottish jute industry on employment in the area in which the industry operates.

Mr. Ross

The effects of the latest changes in the system of protection for the Scottish jute industry on employment in the Tayside area were taken into account in the review by my right hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade, in the course of which I was fully consulted.