§ Dr. OwenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total of Government support for the tourist industry in 1988 prices for each year from 1960 to 1988 for Scotland; and what is the projected amount for the next five years.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 February 1989]: Support for tourism in Scotland is mainly provided by the Scottish tourist board (STB) and the Highlands and Islands development board (HIDB); some of the Scottish Development Agency's (SDA) programmes are also of benefit to the tourism industry. Information on the STB's expenditure since 1969 and the HIDB's since 1981 (figures for earlier years not being readily available) is set out in the table. The publication "Public Expenditure to year 1991–1992: A Commentary on the Scottish Programme", which gives information on tourism provision in future years, is due to be published shortly; copies will be placed in the Library.
Financial Year Outturn at 1988–89 prices (£ million) 1969–70 0.5 1970–71 3.7 1971–72 9.6 1972–73 10.0 1973–74 13.2 1974–75 8.0 1975–76 6.8 1976–77 6.4 1977–78 6.8 1978–79 7.5 1979–80 7.9 1980–81 8.2 1981–82 16.0 1982–83 17.2 1983–84 21.4 1984–85 22.4 1985–86 20.3 1986–87 19.9 1987–88 18.3 11988–89 120.1 1 Estimated.