§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to his answer of 16 June,Official Report, column 518, what is the amount of additional resources which have been provided to the Marine laboratory in Aberdeen to assist the laboratory in its work relating to EC directive 91/492.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 2 July 1992.]: The marine laboratory's ongoing programme already includes work which will be required under EC directive 91/492 and 63W its financial provision reflects this. An additional £ 42,000 has been provided for 1992–93 to assist with the work involved in the classification of shellfish harvesting areas.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what additional sums of money his Department has made available to environmental health authorities to facilitate the collection and transmission of shellfish samples in pursuance of EC directive 91/492.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer of 2 July 1992]: In common with most local authority services this activity is met from the general revenues of the local authorities which are supported through aggregate external finance.