§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 17 February,Official Report, columns 949–50, how many copies of the further and higher education charter have been requested; how many responses were made to the drugs and solvent misuse hotline and how many booklets were issued; what was the response to the national continence week telephone helpline; and how many follow-up inquiries have been received to the Offshore Europe exhibition and the Europartenariat Scotland.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 5 May 1994]: The details are:
Further and Higher Education Charter
Fifty-eight thousand nine hundred and thirty copies of the Further and Higher Education Charter have been issued so far.Drugs and Solvent Misuse
Following the campaign this year, 2,635 calls were made to Drugline Scotland, and 3,032 requests were made for booklets.National Continence Week
As a result of the publicity for National Continence Week, during March 1994 472 calls were received from members of the public, carers and health professionals by the national helpline. This was 250 per cent. of the normal monthly average. An increase in the number of calls received has continued throughout April.Offshore Europe Exhibition
It is not always possible to relate specific company contacts to particular elements of The Scottish Office Industry Department's marketing programme. But at Offshore Europe officials responded to 420 requests for assistance and in addition directed a number of enquirers to other business support organisations.Europartenariat Scotland
The success of Europartenariat Scotland is still being evaluated and enquiries arising from the event continue. Over 5,600 meetings with the 350 Scottish host companies took place during the event and Scottish Trade International, together with Local Enterprise Companies, is working closely with the Scottish host companies to assess the number of deals and agreements arising from those meetings and the other contacts made during Europartenariat Scotland. The organisation of the event has been highly praised and those involved are often approached for advice in running similar events in the rest of the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.