§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Members of Parliament were invited to attend and how many attended the recent conference on 38W alcoholism in the Western Region sponsored by his Department; and if he intends to have similar conferences convened in the future.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe conference was intended to cover Glasgow and the counties of Renfrew, Dunbarton, Argyll, Bute, Stirling and Clackmannan. All Members with constituencies in these areas were invited, and seven attended.
This was the third in a series of conferences, each of which has been held in a different part of Scotland, and others will follow. Their main aim is to widen public knowledge of the problems of alcoholism and to seek active support from a broad range of interests.