§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his recent discussions with representative bodies on the proposed exclusion of Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello from the Scottish development area; and what estimate he has made of the effect of such exclusion on potential industrial development there.
§ Mr. RossI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I have given today to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, West (Mr. Stodart). As regards the effect of the Government's proposals for Edinburgh on industrial development there, manufacturing firms in Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello will be eligible for the 20 per cent. cash grants for qualifying plant and machinery, and the Government see
Recurrent grant towards H.Q. Administration and training Special Capital Projects Total £ £ £ Army Cadet Force Association … … … 1,350 — 1,350 Boys' Brigade … … … 4,370 450 4,820 Boy Scouts' Association … … … 4,290 — 4,290 British Red Cross Society—Junior Branch … … … 650 — 650 Children's Special Service Mission … … … 377 — 377 Church of Scotland Youth Committee … … … 3,270 — 3,270 Co-operative Union of Youth Clubs … … … 840 — 840 Duke of Edinburgh's Award … … … 2,100 — 2,100 Enterprise Youth … … … 150 — 150 Episcopal Church Youth Committee … … … 875 — 875 Girl Guides Association … … … 2,500 — 2,500 Girls' Guildry … … … 1,000 — 1,000 Girls Life Brigade … … … 175 — 175 International Voluntary Service … … … 480 — 480 Scottish Association of Boys' Clubs … … … 6,390 — 6,390 Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs … … … 5,500 — 5,500 Scottish Association of Youth Clubs … … … 7,465 — 7,465 Scottish Girls' Friendly Society … … … 500 — 500 Scottish Girls' Training Corps … … … 2,340 — 2,340 Scottish National Council of Y.M.C.A.s … … … 4,235 750 4,985 Scottish Schoolboys' Club … … … 700 — 700 Scottish Standing Conference of Voluntary Youth Organisations … … … 3,100 — 3,100 Scottish Youth Hostels Association … … … — 10,000 10,000 Sea Cadet Corps … … … 225 — 225 Y.W.C.A. of Great Britain … … … 5,770 — 5,770 Y.W.C.A. of Scotland … … … 935 — 935 59,587 11,200 70,787 All these grants were made under the Further Education (Scotland) Regulations, 1959, with the exception of £2,500 paid from the Vote of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland to the Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs.
514Wno reason why industry in the area, which has not at any time qualified as a development district, should be adversely affected.