§ 21. Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the date upon which it is proposed to commence building the new technical school at Motherwell.
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteNo date can be given at present. Accommodation proposals were submitted by the education authority in July and have been discussed with representatives of the authority. As a result of these discussions, the authority is now formulating revised proposals which we are awaiting.
§ Mr. LawsonDoes the Under-Secretary of State recall that it is more than five years since this decision was taken? In view of the admitted urgency and agreement on both sides of the House about the importance of technical education, does not the hon. Gentleman think that it is very unfortunate, to say the least, that we are still as far back now as we were five years ago?
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteI hope that we can make progress in this matter, but it is primarily one for the education authority. I believe that, owing to the provision of these facilities at the other four existing colleges in Lanarkshire, the authority did not regard this question as one of high priority.