§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington of 1 December,Official Report, columns 840–41 if he will make a statement regarding his Department's expenditure on special advisers in each of the last three financial years and for the financial year 1979–80.
§ Mr. LangI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary on 19 December,Official Report, column 937.