HC Deb 03 May 1989 vol 152 c170W
47. Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the recent Fraser of Allander report on the Scottish economy, a copy of which has been sent to him.

Mr. Lang

In its March 1989 "Quarterly Economic Commentary" the Fraser of Allander institute clearly recognises the current strength of the Scottish economy. According to the institute, Scottish economic growth this year is likely to be no worse than that of the United Kingdom and might be 0.5 percentage points higher.