HC Deb 23 February 1977 vol 926 cc622-3W
32. Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the prospects for the Scottish economy during the next six months.

Mr. Milan

As in the United Kingdom as a whole, expansion in the Scottish economy will be concentrated in the manufacturing sector, with the main impetus coming from exports and manufacturing investment. The latest CBI survey indicated that manufacturing output and orders in Scotland have moved upward quite strongly in the four months to January and that a further increase was expected.

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