§ Mr. Pollockasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the future funding of the agricultural advisory services provided by the Scottish agricultural colleges.
§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the future funding of the agricultural advisory services provided by the Scottish colleges of agriculture.
§ Mr. RifkindI am pleased to be able to announce that following careful consideration of the funding position of Scottish agricultural colleges I have been able to make available an additional £0.75 million for the agricultural advisory services in Scotland in each of the years 1987–88 and 1988–89.
This additional sum takes account of the capacity of the services in Scotland to raise income in the initial years of charging.