What impact the loss of assisted area status to Arbroath will have on the local economy.

This is a reserved matter.The Scottish Executive does not make economic or employment forecasts for local areas in relation to the Assisted Areas map. However, I recognise that there are concerns in Arbroath, and in other areas, about the revised Assisted Areas map proposals. Only this morning I met a delegation from Arbroath, to hear at first hand of these concerns.