§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has received from the Lothian Regional Council regarding the plan to purchase from the Merchants Company the Mary Erskine School; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. William RossI am considering a request from the regional council for an increase in its capital investment allocation to enable it to make this purchase, but I am not yet ready to announce a decision.