§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the cost to(a) Shetland Islands council and (b) Orkney Islands council which would arise if his proposal to rename the respective councils as Shetland council and Orkney council is implemented.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 16 July 1993]: My Department has made no such estimate. The White Paper "Shaping the. Future—The New Councils" makes it clear that I will be prepared to consider representations about the appropriate name of particular authorities and if Orkney Islands council or Shetland Islands council have concerns they wish to express, we shall be pleased to receive these.