§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 1 December 1993,Official Report, column 639, how many letters, cards and other representations he has received from people resident in Musselburgh supporting the case for Musselburgh to remain in East Lothian; and what support he has had for his proposal to detach Musselburgh from the East Lothian local authority area.
§ Mr. StewartSince publication of the White Paper "Shaping the Future—The New Councils" a total of 35 letters, all of which have supported the retention of Musselburgh within East Lothian, have been received from Musselburgh residents, businesses and other organisations. In addition a number of the 14,000 postcards received as part of the East Lothian "Standing Firm" campaign have been sent from people resident in Musselburgh.