Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 June 1991.
Mr Ronald Brown
, Edinburgh Leith
12:00,
11 June 1991
Is not it true these days that many young people leave school with no job, no hope and no future? The reasons are obvious. In my Constituency, for example, Ferranti is closing Bellesk house, Ranks Hovis McDougall is closing the Caledonia mills, and SAI, under Government pressure, is closing its fertiliser plant. That is a disgrace. Would not it be more appropriate if the Government got on their bike and allowed a socialist Government to take over? That is what is being demanded from outside.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent