§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) further to the Under-Secretary's reply on 20 January, Official Report, column 273, if he will make a statement on his discussions on the allocation of tickets to Scottish football fans travelling to the World Cup finals in Spain; and if he is satisfied that tickets will be allocated in fair proportion to Scots;
(2) whether, in the Under-Secretary's visit to Spain or in his officials' tour of the centres where Scotland will play in the World Cup, any study was made of the accommodation that will be available for Scottish fans; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe Spanish Royal organising committee has decided that half of all tickets shall be distributed abroad through enfranchised agencies. I am hopeful that Sportsworld Travel Ltd., the agency enfranchised in Britain by the Spanish organising committee, will receive its fair share of tickets for Scottish football spectators. Scotland's first round matches are at Seville and Malaga in the Costa del Sol and I am informed that this traditional tourist region has ample accommodation.