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Written Question
Broadband: Rural Areas
Wednesday 7th May 2014

Asked by: Mike Crockart (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, to ask the Secretary of State what assessment he has made of recent trends in employment figures in Scotland.

Answered by David Mundell

Latest official figures show that employment levels are at a record high with 2.6 million people over 16 now employed in Scotland. Over the last year 68,000 more people entered work, including an increase of 46,000 in the female employment level.

These figures show that the Government's long term economic plan is working, and how Scotland benefits as part of the UK.