has pursuedoffice it and achieved some success in doing so, as we will do in any parallel cases in the future. i know that the embassy and the foreign office will want to follow-up. that is for my successor to determine. i will draw his attention to the question. >> with mounting evidence of an innovative, vibrant and growing real economy and especially in manufacturing and engineering, does the secretary of state agree with me that scotland should remain with us to share in that success and give us a better footprint in the global trade? >> yes, i do. this is another good point. the economic turnaround that has been brought about in the u.k. means that employment in scotland is at a record high. there have been seven consecutive quarters of economic growth and there are a quarter of a million more private sector jobs in scotland than four years ago. that is a reminder of the potential, if we continue to work together. that is the message that i repeat to the people of scotland today. >> i welcome suggestions that the prime minister would attend the crucial climate summit this month. w