HC Deb 29 June 1994 vol 245 cc604-5W
Mr. McAvoy

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of financial allocation made to Scottish Enterprise and the Glasgow development agency to deal specifically with clearing up contaminated land, in 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95.

Mr. Stewart

The resources which my right hon. Friend allocates to Scottish Enterprise, and those which Scottish Enterprise allocates to the local enterprise companies, are allocated within expenditure blocks and not generally for a specific purpose or activity.

It is for Scottish Enterprise and the individual local enterprise companies to decide, in the context of the strategic and policy guidance given to them and within the overall resources allocated to them, the priority and resources to be devoted to a particular project or activity such as decontamination works.