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Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will evaluate the product-moment correlation coefficient and its level of significance between (a) the average annual number of males out of work for one year or more and (b) the total number of prescriptions for anti-depressants, sedatives and tranquillisers in Scotland in the latest 10 year period for which figures are available.
Mr. John MacKay
Such an exercise would serve no useful purpose.