§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new jobs, male and female, are known to be available in each new town this year.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe number of new jobs cannot be forecast with accuracy, but the development corporations estimate that those arising this year from known industrial projects might be as follows:
Male Female Total Cumbernauld 209 21 230 East Kilbride 405 120 525 Glenrothes 250 80 330 Irvine 371 166 537 Livingston 980 300 1,280 Further new jobs could arise in services and commerce, and from the letting of advance factories, but the number cannot be forecast.