§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the visit by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Foxbar (Rivers) area of Paisley earlier this year; if he has yet considered any initiatives to improve the conditions and alleviate the problems in that area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI visited Foxbar on 7 June and was impressed by the positive approach of both the district council and the local community to the regeneration of housing in this area. I encouraged the council to develop its investment strategy for the area in conjunction with Scottish Homes and other housing providers and to highlight proposals in its housing capital programme which is due to be submitted to the Scottish Office by 1 November. The council's proposals will be taken into account before decisions about housing capital allocations for 1992–93 are taken in December.