HC Deb 01 February 1980 vol 977 cc798-9W
Mr. Bill Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will carry out a complete review of the expenditure incurred by the Scottish Home and Health Department in the making of such films as "Are we being Conned".

Mr. Fairgrieve

No. These films are commissioned by the Scottish health education unit and the responsibility for reviewing the unit's expenditure rests with the management committee of the Common Services Agency under the general oversight of my Department. I am satisfied, in any event, that the unit's expenditure of about £140,000 over four years on production costs and teachers' support material for the eight films in the "Teenage Talk In" series is justified. All the films in the series, including "Are We Being Conned", have been awarded certificates of educational commendation by the British Life Assurance Trust for health education.