§ Q6. Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Prime Minister when he intends to make his next official visit to Scotland.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer to the reply I made to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 18th March.—[Vol. 780, c. 201–3.]
§ Q9. Mr. Gordon Campbellasked the Prime Minister whether he will make an official visit to Northern Scotland.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer to my reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 18th March.—[Vol. 780, c. 201–3.]
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§ The Prime MinisterI would refer to my reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 18th March.—[Vol. 780, c. 201–3.]
§ Q17. Mr. Eadieasked the Prime Minister what plans he has to meet the Scottish Trades Union Congress to discuss job opportunities in Scotland.
§ Q18. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister when he next intends to pay an official visit to Scotland to have discussions with the Scottish Trades Union Congress.
§ The Prime MinisterOn my own plans for visiting Scotland, I would refer my hon. Friends to my reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 18th March.
The Secretary of State for Scotland and a number of my other Ministerial colleagues recently met the Scottish Trades Union Congress General Council and had a most useful discussion of a number of matters affecting the economic situation in Scotland, including job opportunities in Scotland.—[Vol. 780, c. 201–3.]
§ Q19. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister whether he will pay an official visit to Lanarkshire, including in his itinerary the Bellshill Industrial Estate.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer to the Answer I gave to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 18th March.—[Vol. 780, c. 201–3.]