§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a further statement on the application of the community charge to members of monastic communities; and if it is his intention to propose any amendments to the law in relation to such people.
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Expenditure on regional preferential assistance to industry in Scotland Fiscal year (at cash prices) £ million 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Local Employment Act: Grants 0.7 0.1 — — — — — — — — — Scottish Development Agency Act: Land and factory building 9.5 18.6 27.8 37.8 47.3 55.1 46.4 43.6 23.3 23.8 20.2 Loans to small tourist enterprises — — 0.1 — — — — — — — — Industrial Development: Regional Selective Assistance Regional Development 12.9 19.3 14.9 17.8 22.3 19.6 20.2 24.7 31.8 48.1 35.4 Grants 108.2 105.0 107.3 70.2 113.3 142.7 287.3 143.0 109.2 107.5 170.2 Highlands and Islands Development Board: Grants 2.5 3.1 4.1 4.6 6.4 7.0 8.7 11.9 12.0 12.7 12.8 Land and factory building — 0.8 2.0 3.9 4.9 4.8 6.9 5.4 10.9 4.9 3.0 Other Assistance: Investment Grants 0.6 — — — — — — — — — — Tourism (Development of Tourism Act 1969 Section 4) 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 — — — — — Regional Employment Premium Small Firms 78.8 1.5 — — — — — — — — — Employment Subsidy — 0.7 1.5 7.4 2.0 — — — — — — Total gross expenditure 213.9 150.1 159.0 143.3 198.1 231.2 369.5 228.6 187.2 197.0 241.6
§ Mr. LangThe position of members of religious orders under the community charge proposals is still under consideration.
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements he now intends to make in respect of student nurses under the poll tax legislation.
§ Mr. LangStudent nurses, like other adults, will be liable for the personal community charge and eligible for community charge rebates in appropriate circumstances.