HC Deb 11 April 1984 vol 58 c222W
21. Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now commission research to seek to establish whether there is a relationship between unemployment and ill health.

Mr. John MacKay

No. I doubt whether research seeking to establish a relationship between unemployment and ill-health would be a sufficiently effective use of resources to take priority over other desirable projects.