§ 1. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement giving details with dates and figures of the Scottish Further Education Building Programme with special reference to the needs of commercial education in Aberdeen.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. R. Brooman-White)As the full programme is very long and detailed I have sent the hon. and learned Member a copy. It shows that Aberdeen education authority proposes to start building a new commercial college early next year which is designed to meet fully the needs of Aberdeen and neighbourhood for commercial education.
§ Mr. HughesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that Answer. Is he aware that at present Messrs. Richards Ltd. and other big firms are engaged in take-over operations and amalgamations which make the kind of education specified in the Question of particular importance to these firms and to Aberdeen, not only now but in future, especially if Britain enters the Common Market? Will he say what special steps he is taking to
| FISH LANDED BY BRITISH VESSELS AT CERTAIN SCOTTISH *PORTS DURING THE PERIODS OCTOBER TO MARCH, 1956–57–1961–62 | ||||||||
| — | Herring | White Fish | Shell Fish | |||||
| Cwt. | £ | Cwt. | £ | £ | ||||
| 1961–62 | … | … | … | 16,550 | 25,613 | 1,096,423 | 4,099,256 | 102,720 |
| 1960–61 | … | … | … | 5,934 | 8,292 | 1,064,965 | 4,139,313 | 82,011 |
| 1959–60 | … | … | … | 67,335 | 58,574 | 1,041,080 | 4,252,648 | 82,959 |
| 1958–59 | … | … | … | 25,116 | 24,859 | 1,316,930 | 3,822,770 | 74,917 |
| 1957–58 | … | … | … | 27,761 | 26,769 | 1,286,644 | 4,207,570 | 45,422 |
| 1956–57 | … | … | … | 129,876 | 108,227 | 1,138,050 | 3,637,938 | 54,539 |
| *These figures relate to landings made at ports in the fishery districts of Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Macduff, Buckie, Lossiemouth and Wick. They include landings by British vessels from other ports and exclude landings made at other ports by vessels from these ports. |
§ provide Aberdeen with that kind of commercial education in those circumstances?
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteThe primary responsibility for assessing the needs of the area rests with the education authority, but I can assure the hon. and learned Member that Her Majesty's inspectors have been co-operating closely with the education authority in deciding what accommodation will be required.