§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what grant assistance will be available from local enterprise companies in Scotland following the proposed privatisation of the BBC transmitter system for the construction of boosters. [7998]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 10 January 1996]: It is the responsibility of individual local enterprise companies to make decisions on applications for grant assistance for projects in their area. Any applications involving booster construction would have to be considered against the local enterprise company operating guidelines laid down by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the overall resources available and their relative priority against other projects.