§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the decision to close Inverurie Workshops has yet been notified to his Department; and what progress has been made with the Government's plans to find an alternative use for the workshops, and so minimise the effects on industry and employment in North-East Scotland.
§ Mr. RossI would refer my hon. and learned Friend to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire, West (Mr. James Davidson) on 3rd February.
Plans to find an alternative use for Inverurie workshops in the event of British Railways finally deciding to close 119W them are well advanced, and were discussed in detail by my hon. Friend the Minister of State with representatives of the local authorities at a meeting last week.