§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his plans for encouraging voluntary service by young people in Scotland.
§ Mr. RossI assist various bodies which promote voluntary service, including International Voluntary Service, Community Service Volunteers and Enterprise Youth, and in the present financial year I expect to make grants towards the current expenditure of these three bodies amounting to over £9,000. In addition I have given a grant of £200 to Enterprise Youth towards the cost of equipping the premises in Edinburgh which it shares with I.V.S., C.S.V. and Interscot and which now form the main headquarters of the voluntary service movement in Scotland.
I have today sent a circular to education authorities, local authorities and national voluntary youth organisations indicating the lines on which I hope voluntary service will develop in Scotland and asking the authorities to support voluntary service groups in their areas and to consider how they could provide further opportunities for young people to serve the community. I shall also be sending a circular on similar lines to hospital authorities.
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