Earl of Dalkeithasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will invite the Hunt Committee to make an interim report in respect of Edinburgh at the earliest opportunity in view of the present threat to employment arising out of the impending closure of numerous factories and works within the city.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyNo. Edinburgh has one of the lowest rates of232W unemployment in the United Kingdom, and I do not accept that there is a present threat to employment there. The Report of the Hunt Committee is expected to be available early in the New Year.