§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all decisions taken by his Department since 1979 concerning the future of the Edinburgh dental school and hospital.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 26 March 1993]: In 1989 a working party established under the chairmanship of Sir Donald McCallum recommended the closure of the Edinburgh dental school and the establishment of a new dental hospital and postgraduate dental institute for Edinburgh. My right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State endorsed this proposal and gave a commitment to provide such capital investment as is necessary to establish both the new dental hospital and the postgraduate institute. That commitment stands.