§ 30. Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list and give the locations of the advance or bespoke factories which the Highlands and Islands Development Board has constructed during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. YoungerThe Highlands and Islands Development Board completed within the last 12 months two bespoke factories, at Inverness and in Shetland, and began construction of three others, at Oban, Stornoway and Cambeltown. The Board began in the same period construction of four advance factories at Alness, Aviemore, Dalcross and Dingwall, and is about to begin construction of a nest of smaller advance factories in Stornoway.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the cumulative total of operating expenses of the Highlands and Islands Development Board to date.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe cumulative totals of expenditure by the Highlands and Islands Development Board under the following sub-heads from November, 1965 to 31st March, 1972 are:
£ Salaries and Wages … 1,661,938 Travelling and Subsistence … 227,942 General Administration … 632,476 Total … 2,522,356