HC Deb 11 January 1988 vol 125 cc152-3W
Mr. Allen Adams

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland why he has refused Paisley college governors permission to borrow money required in respect of their property in Lady lane, Paisley.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The proposal submitted by the governors of Paisley college of technology to finance property development at Lady lane entailed a loan from a bank secured by a mortgage on property acquired from public funds. Such a loan would have constituted a contingent liability on the Exchequer which the Government were not prepared to accept.