§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much public investment in the form of Government and European grants has been given to Dundee port authority in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NorrisI have been asked to reply.
No Government grants were paid to the authority for port-related developments over this period. Payments from the European regional development fund were:
Year £ 1985 104,957 1986 80,178 1987 Nil 1988 1,389,300 1989 874,200 1990 Nil 1991 353,905 1992 178,270 1993 47,491 1994 520,679 1995 (to date) Nil Total 3,548,980
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he or his officials have had with Dundee port authority in relation to proposals for privatising that authority.
§ Mr. NorrisI have been asked to reply.
Dundee port authority's chairman has met my noble Friend Lord Goschen, and with his professional advisers has had a number of meetings with officials of the Department.