§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is in a position to confirm the provisional figures for expenditure in Scotland on regional aids in 1977–78, published in tables 7 and 8 of the Scottish Economic Bulletin no. 16 of autumn 1978; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MillanThere have been some recent minor revisions to the estimates of expenditure on regional preferential assistance in Scotland in 1977–78, and the total gross expenditure is now estimated at £145.5 million: full details will be published in the forthcoming spring 1979 edition of theScottish Economic Bulletin.