§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many petitions or other representations he has received opposing the proposed legislation on the future of State management districts; how many names were contained in such petitions; and what reply he made.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI have received no petitions. Four organisations have made representations asking me to reconsider the decision to discontinue the State management trading organisation; three of them welcomed the disappearance of State monopoly. Replies have been sent as appropriate explaining the reasons for the Government's decisions.