§ 23. Mr Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet considered the paper submitted by the Institution of Professional Civil Servants chairman of the staff side rebutting the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland working party report on the closing down of the Scottish plant breeding station; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YoungerI have now decided to approve the proposed amalgamation of234W the Scottish plant breeding station and the Scottish horticultural research institute.
In reaching my decision I took full account of the views of the staff side of the agricultural research service and of other interested parties.
A statement outlining my reasons has been placed in the Library of the House.