§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what assistance is given by Her Majesty's Government to the Scottish Field Studies Association; and whether he has considered providing an adequate money grant in the present financial year to establish at least one full-time field centre in Scotland.
§ Mr. Maclay:The Association receives an annual grant under the Further Education (Scotland) Regulations, 1959, towards administration expenses. The amount of grant offered this year was £400, the same as last year. I have not considered providing grant in the present financial year towards the establishment of a full-time field centre in Scotland. The present demand in Scotland for facilities for field studies falls considerably short of the level which would justify the establishment of a full-time centre.