HC Deb 13 March 1995 vol 256 cc437-8W
Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what changes have been made to the statutory provision for public support towards tourist-related capital projects with the transfer of responsibility from the Scottish tourist board to Scottish Enterprise.

Mr. Kynoch

None.

Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list by name and value tourist-related capital projects in Tayside in the last five years; and which Government body approved the projects;

(2) how many tourist-related capital projects in East Perthshire have received public support in the last five years.

Mr. Kynoch

The information requested relates to operational matters for the Scottish tourist board and Scottish Enterprise. I have asked the chairmen of those bodies to write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the total cost to public funds of tourist-related capital projects in Tayside by funds under the control of Scottish Enterprise Tayside.

Mr. Kynoch

This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked its chairman to write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date the statutory power for tourist-related capital projects was transferred from the Scottish tourist board to Scottish Enterprise Tayside; and what impact this had on projects under consideration by the Scottish tourist board.

Mr. Kynoch

The Secretary of State and HM Treasury approved the suspension of the arrangements for the giving of financial assistance under section 4(1)a of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 with effect from 29 June 1993. Those completed applications for assistance received by the Scottish tourist board on or prior to that date were considered by the board and approved or rejected in accordance with the provisions of the scheme. Incomplete applications held by the board on that date or those applications received after that date were passed to the relevant local enterprise companies.

Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many inquiries he has received about tourist-related capital projects which have been affected by the change from Scottish tourist board approval to Scottish Enterprise Tayside approval.

Mr. Kynoch

The only inquiries on this matter received by my right hon. Friend have been those made by the hon. Member.