§ 51. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he plans to take to assist the growth of the pre-school play group movement in Scotland; and whether he will consider increasing the annual grant which the Scottish Association received from central funds.
§ Mr. RossIt is for local authorities to consider whether to lend support to individual pre-school playgroups. It will be open to them to submit proposals for the assistance of playgroups under the current phase of the Urban Programme. The annual grant which I make to the Scottish Pre-School Playgroup Association is for the administrative expenses of their headquarters, and there is no proposal to increase this at the present time.