§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for initiatives in inner 383W cities and areas of deprivation in Scotland similar to the initiative by the Secretary of State for the Environment in the inner cities in England.
§ Mr. AncramIn Scotland, the role assigned to the Scottish Development Agency in relation to economic and environmental action in areas of deprivation, together with the breadth of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State, make additional co-ordinating arrangements similar to those introduced in England unnecessary. My right hon. Friend and I however naturally keep in continuous touch with developments in England, in order to benefit from any lessons which may be derived from experience there.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will deposit in the Library all studies on areas of deprivation prepared by his Department from their evaluation of the 1981 census.
§ Mr. AncramThe only such report so far available is the paper "Areas of Special Need in Scotland", published by the Scottish Office Central Research Unit in October 1984, copies of which are in the Library. Any further reports will similarly be placed in the Library.