§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will postpone making a decision on the proposal to convert Portobello power station from coal to oil firing as long as male unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area exceeds 5 per cent.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellA decision, one way or the other, is needed soon, and in making it I will take into account all the relevant factors, including the possible effects on employment in the Edinburgh area and elsewhere.