§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what public bodies he envisages relocating functions and staff within Scotland as part of the Scotland in the Union initiative; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 7 July 1993]: The White Paper "Scotland in the Union" (Cm 2225) indicates that the Government intend to seek opportunities for further dispersal both of parts of the Scottish Office and of non-departmental public bodies for which I am responsible. I announced on 29 June our decision to relocate part of the Scottish tourist board to Inverness and we shall continue to seek to identify other units or bodies which it would be operationally feasible and financially attractive to relocate when practical opportunities occur.