§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department will make any assessment of the effects on employment in the petrochemical and allied industries in Scotland of a free trade agreement between the European Community and the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council.
§ Mr. LangThe Government have consulted widely with industries interested in these forthcoming negotiations, including the petrochemical industry and remain ready to consider further views. Employment in Scotland will be one of the issues to be considered.
§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department will make any assessment of the effects on the offshore industry in Scotland of a free trade agreement between the European Community and the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council.
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§ Mr. LangAssessment of the effects of a free trade agreement between the European Community and the Gulf Co-operation Council is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. However, any such agreement is expected to have little effect on the offshore sector in Scotland.
Interval (in weeks) between pleading and trial diets A. Sheriff Courts Quarter ended Sheriff Court 31 December 1988 31 March 1989 30 June 1989 30 September 1989 31 December 1989 31 March 1990 Aberdeen 19 14 18 22 20 17 Airdrie 14 10 14 12 11 12 Alloa 16 23 14 9 6 8 Arbroath 12 10 8 11 15 9 Ayr 17 16 18 16 11 12 Banff 10 9 13 11 10 10 Campbeltown 12 10 14 14 12 8 Cupar 14 12 13 9 11 9 Dingwall 8 10 8 8 13 12 Dornoch 10 10 12 9 12 12 Dumbarton 21 19 19 19 19 18 Dumfries 17 15 15 12 10 10 Dundee 8 8 6 6 5 5 Dunfermline 7 7 9 9 8 10 Dunoon 11 12 10 11 15 16 Duns 6 7 8 5 6 7 Edinburgh 20 19 20 19 20 20 Elgin 7 7 12 7 7 9 Falkirk 7 11 12 11 10 10 Forfar 7 11 6 6 6 7 Fort William 12 12 8 12 12 12 Glasgow 10 11 12 12 14 12 Greenock 20 16 15 16 20 17 Haddington 26 6 7 6 7 9 Hamilton 16 13 11 12 18 20 Inverness 8 12 14 12 12 11 Jedburgh 6 7 8 8 8 10 Kilmarnock 17 17 13 12 12 11 Kirkcaldy 10 11 14 8 11 12 Kirkcudbright 17 14 6 9 12 11 Kirkwall 7 7 7 8 8 9 Lanark 5 8 11 8 11 10 Lerwick 8 10 16 11 12 11 Linlithgow 10 11 6 9 9 14 Lochmaddy 12 12 8 8 8 12 Oban 10 10 12 16 14 12 Paisley 22 21 20 19 15 13 Peebles 10 4 12 9 11 10 Perth 8 7 8 6 8 7 Peterhead 16 13 16 17 12 10 Portree 12 12 8 16 8 4 Rothesay 6 10 12 10 9 18 Selkirk 6 7 11 4 5 10 Stirling 13 11 14 13 13 8 Stonehaven 10 12 12 9 9 10 Stornoway 14 14 12 12 10 12 Stranraer 8 11 14 14 11 10 Tain 6 6 8 6 8 7 Wick 7 7 10 8 6 8
Interval (in weeks) between pleading and trial diets B. District courts District court Quarter ended 31 December 1988 31 March 1989 30 June 1989 30 September 1989 31 December 1989 31 March 1990 Aberdeen 15 11 14 17 22 20 Airdrie 12 11 12 13 16 18 Alloa 19 16 15 8 6 11 Arbroath 4 4 8 8 8 8