§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of establishing the Scottish science reference library.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe trustees of the national Library of Scotland announced the establishment of the Scottish Science Reference Library on 6 April 1983. The library will be based on the scientific collections of the National Library of Scotland combined with the collections transferred from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. It will housed in a new building to be constructed at Causewayside, Edinburgh. Preliminary work is proceeding.