§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to 149W stimulate employment in the construction industry in view of continuing high unemployment in the building trades.
§ Mr. William RossWork related to oil development has continued at a high level. Fiscal and other measures last autumn helped to maintain employment. New orders and the output of the construction industry have fallen less sharply in Scotland than in Great Britain as a whole. I expect public investment in Scotland under my control to be as high in 1975–76 as in the current year. I am also hoping for some recovery in the private housing sector.