HC Deb 09 June 1992 vol 209 cc134-5W
Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make extra money for out-of-school care available to LECs in Scotland on the same basis as to training and enterprise councils.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[holding answer 8 June 1992]: Our manifesto made it clear that we would introduce a new grant to help employers, voluntary groups or schools to set up after-school care and holiday arrangements for the children of working mothers and that this would be paid through local enterprise companies. We shall take the need to resource such grants into account in our planning of future public expenditure provision for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.