§ 14. Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what initiatives he plans to provide additional employment opportunities in those rural areas particularly hard hit by reductions in the agricultural and horticultural work force.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe promotion of enterprise, economic diversity and employment in rural areas is primarily the role of the Rural Development Commission and Scottish Enterprise. But acting through the employment service and training and enterprise councils, the Department has a range of facilities and programmes available to people in rural areas, to help equip them for work and enable them to take advantage of employment opportunities as they arise.