§ 36. Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what further steps his Department has taken to establish Scottish Homes; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe process of preparing for the establishment of Scottish Homes is a continuous task for the Scottish Development Department, which involves a wide variety of preparatory activities. In addition, the Scottish Development Department has, with my agreement, appointed consultants to carry out two specialised commissions. These are to assist with the recruitment of a chief executive and to produce proposals in relation to the task of advising the board and chief executive of Scottish Homes on possible options for its organisational structure and on an implementation and development plan in relation to the action necessary to enable Scottish Homes to establish itself as fully operational.