§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many legal actions were initiated by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Development Agency which were(a) discontinued and (b) settled out of court for each year in the period 1983 to 1993.
§ Mr. StewartDecisions to initiate, discontinue or settle legal actions are operational matters for Scottish Enterprise and I have asked its chairman to write to the hon. Member. I understand that the Scottish Development Agency did not maintain a record of cases discontinued or settled out of Court.