§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the private sector public relations firms which are currently employed by his Department or have been in the last three years, the projects for which they were engaged and the sum paid to each firm on each of these projects.
§ Mr. RifkindPR Consultants (Scotland) Ltd. of Edinburgh were appointed for the period of 1 June, 1987 to 12 September, 1988 for the purpose of marketing and organisation of the Scottish road safety campaign road show. The total amount paid to the company in respect of that period was £20,000.
In addition, I expect shortly to be in a position to announce the appointment of public relations and marketing consultants to advise on the privatisation of the electricity supply industry in Scotland.