HC Deb 09 March 1964 vol 691 c1W
3. Gourlay

asked the Minister without Portfolio how many of his staff are employed on the preparation of publicity on Scottish matters; and how many of them work in Scotland.

Mr. Deedes

The staff of the Scottish Information Office who are attached to the Scottish Home and Health Department and are responsible for the preparation of information on Scottish Departmental and other matters number 22 including clerical staff. All except two work in Edinburgh. In addition there are other information staff, for example in the Board of Trade, whose work though not specifically on Scottish matters includes some publicity for Scotland.

5. Mr. Willis

asked the Minister without Portfolio how much he expects to spend in the financial year 1964–65 on publicising Scotland; and what forms the publicity will take.

Mr. Deedes

As part of the assistance which the Government are to give to the Scottish Council (Development and Industry) over the next three years towards the cost of that part of their publicity effort which is on behalf of Central Scotland, the Council will during 1964–65 receive an outright grant of £15,000 plus a matching grant of up to £25,000. The Council is now considering the ways in which these funds can most effectively be spent. In addition, there is a wide variety of publicity undertaken by the Department the precise cost of which is difficult to estimate. It ranges from booklets encouraging firms to expand to the production of news letters and articles for overseas readers.

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