Unemployment (Hansard, 5 March 1997)

HC Deb 05 March 1997 vol 291 c643W 643W

§ 17. Mr. Galloway
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will meet the Scottish Trades Union Congress to discuss the unemployment situation in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [17329]

§ Mr. Kynoch
My right hon. Friend meets representatives of the Scottish Trades Union Congress from time to time to discuss a range of issues. There are no current plans for a meeting.

§ 29. Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about the level of unemployment in Scotland. [17343]

§ Mr. Kynoch
The seasonally adjusted level of unemployment in Scotland has fallen by more than 24,100 since April 1996 and is well below the European Union average.