§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many citizens' advice bureaux there are in the county of Northumberland; where they are located; which of them have full-time officers; and what was the amount of grant to each in 1977–78.
§ Mr. John FraserThere are three citizens advice bureaux in Northumberland, none with full-time officers. The DPCP grants referred to in the table below are that part of the total Government grant to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux that the Association has itself allocated to these three bureaux.
§ Mr. John FraserNo. The reasons for the unfortunate delays which occurred during the first half of 1977 have disappeared. I understand that the current turnround time is between two and four clays.
Moreover, any further assay office facility would have to be self-financing in 287W line with the existing assay offices and the number of items of precious metal originating in Wales is not sufficient to justify the cost of installing and staffing an additional office.