§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will show the planned expenditure for the new local enterprise companies for 1991–92 as distributed between training and economic development.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThese are operational matters for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and I have asked the chairmen to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the planned expenditure of Scottish Enterprise for(a) economic development and (b) training in 1991–92; and what were the equivalent figures in 1990–91.
§ Mr. Allan StewartDetails of planned expenditure for Scottish Enterprise in 1991–92 together with equivalent figures for 1990–91 were published in table 3.6 of the Scottish Office departmental report "Serving Scotland's Needs" (Cm. 1515). The figures in that table for 1991–92 do not include the increases announced by my right hon. Friend on 2 February and 26 February. A breakdown of total expenditure which includes the £9.6 million announced on 2 February will be published in the Supply Estimates; but those estimates will not include the additional £13.6 million for employment training announced on 26 February, which will feature in a supplementary estimate to be taken later in the year.
For the reasons explained in my reply to the hon. Member on Wednesday 19 December 1990 full details of planned expenditure on training in Scotland in 1990–91 are not available. The relevant figures published in table 3.6 of "Serving Scotland's Needs" are estimates of comparable Scottish Office estimate provision for training expenditure within the Scottish Enterprise area.