Enterprise Companies (Hansard, 3 February 1994)

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the public relations companies employed by each of Scotland's local enterprise companies; and what is the annual cost of these services to each of the companies.

§ Mr. Stewart
Services contracted for by the local enterprise companies are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. I will ask the chairmen of those bodies to write to the hon. Member.

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which agency is employed by Scottish Enterprise to handle its public relations; and what is the annual cost of these services to Scottish Enterprise.

§ Mr. Stewart
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I will ask its chairman to write to the hon. Member.

§ Mr. Donohoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the set-up costs of each of Scotland's enterprise companies.

§ Mr. Stewart
On I April 1991 Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise took over the resources, including staff and buildings, formerly administered by the Scottish development agency, the Highlands and Islands development board and the Training Agency in Scotland. Set-up costs were subsumed within the overall running costs of the new networks and cannot be identified separately. No additional provision was made available to take account of the set-up costs of the new bodies.