§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to consider the implications of the 1991 census on the award of urban aid finance and other special initiatives to relieve deprivation; what criteria he intends to apply in deciding which communities should benefit from such finance in future; when he expects to announce his decisions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonDetails should be available by the middle of 1993 of changes to the geographical targeting of the urban programme, following the results of the 1991 census. A final decision on the criteria by which individual areas will be assessed has yet to be taken.