HC Deb 08 March 1983 vol 38 cc359-60W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his reasons for not allowing publication of the booklet designed to support the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 programme "Well Woman"; and if he will reverse the decision.

Mr. John MacKay

The Scottish health education group consulted my Department about the draft of a booklet on women's health which it proposed to publish, in conjunction with the Health Education Council, to link in with a BBC series of programmes. At a discussion with the Department in January the group undertook to

Total employment base year* Net employment change
(000) 1979 1980 1981 1982
Civil Service departments†
Non-Industrial staff Lothian region 15.0 -447 -273 -334 -558
Scotland 52.2 -1,380 -67 -473 -1,629
Industrial staff Scotland 18.6 -368 -225 -762 -489
All staff Scotland 70.8 -1,748 -292 -1,235 -2,118
National Health Service‡

reconsider some aspects of the booklet. I understand that the group is now having further consultations with the Health Education Council and the BBC on this matter.