§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of assisting the Scottish Committee of Action on Smoking and Health with the production of its book "The Scottish Epidemic" to (a) the Scottish Health Education Group, (b) the General Register Office, (c) the Information Services Division, Common Services Agency, (d) the Scottish Development Department (Map Library) and (e) the Scottish Office Finance Division.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe Scottish health education group paid the printing costs of £3,210 of this publication. Assistance from other bodies was only by the provision of existing published information and the cost of that was not significant.
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money the Scottish Committee of Action on Smoking and Health is to receive in the current year (a) in direct payments from the Scottish Office, (b) in payments from the Scottish Health Education Group, and (c) in any other payments involving public money.
§ Mr. John MacKayGrant of £22,000 has been offered by my Department to the Scottish committee of Action on Smoking and Health in the current financial year. The committee has in the past received grants from the Scottish health education group for specific projects; no such grants have been paid in the current year.