HC Deb 08 July 1970 vol 803 cc49-50W
38. Mr. Brewis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs there are in prospect for Scotland; and how this number relates to the forecasts in the White Paper on the Scottish Economy.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The number of jobs expected to arise in Scotland within the next four years in authorised new industrial buildings and buildings taken over by manufacturing firms amounted at the end of June to some 39,400. It would not be valid to relate this figure to the employment forecast for the period 1964 to 1970 given in the White Paper on the Scottish Economy.

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