§ 4. Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to announce his plans for road equivalent tariff for shipping to the Scottish islands.
§ Mr. YoungerThe responses to the consultation paper issued last year have brought out a range of widely differing views which raise difficult issues which require further careful examination. Meanwhile, I announced on 17 February substantial increases in the assistance the Government give towards the island services, as I did not think it right that the islanders should be denied the benefits of these increases while we were considering longer-term options.