§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the use of meat substitutes such as soya products in schools or other public authority organisations in Scotland; and if he will make a statement about future planded experiments with such products.
§ Mr. William RossIt is a matter for these bodies themselves to decide whether or to what extent they should use pro-
Discretionary Grants Grants to Private Sector Standard Grants Total Local Authority and SSHA Year Total Amount £'000 Average per house £ Total Amount £000 Average per house £ Total Amount £'000 Average per house £ Approved Expenditure £000 Average per house Improved £ 1971 … 2,365 649.6 304 202.0 2,669 518.7 3,935 142 1972 … 7,072 1,015.5 584 263.1 7,656 833.7 10,734 326 1973 … 12,040 879.2 501 287.4 12,541 812.4 4,622 659 1974 … 23,865 892.6 598 302.4 24,463 852.0 32,855 750 1975 (to 30th September 1975 (full year)* 5,388 676.4 123 285.6 5,511 656.4 — — — — — — — — 26,446 1,130 * Figures for grants in the private sector in the final quarter of 1975 are not yet available.