§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will make the promised proposals on assistance over freight charges to Orkney and Shetland.
690WThe costs of the Committee on Dental and Other Surgical Materials are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services, whose Department provides secretarial and other necessary facilities for it.
The information for the other bodies, and the 1977–78 figures for the Staff Commission are set out in the following table:
Animals Board of the Joint Consultative Organisation, the Crofters Commission, the Milk Appeals Tribunal, the Red Deer Commission and the Herring Industry Board, respectively; and what are the projected costs for each body for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe information is set out in the following table:
§ Mr. McElhoneExploratory talks are taking place with the Orkney and Shetland Islands councils about a possible scheme of financial assistance for shipping services.