§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much public money, in the form of grants, has been provided to assist the development and maintenance of Scotland's skiing industry by(a) Highlands and Islands Enterprise and (b) other agencies, in each financial year since 1979, for each skiing site. [20319]
§ Mr. KynochThe provision of grant assistance by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and its predecessor, the Highlands and Islands Development Board, for the development and maintenance of the skiing industry in Scotland is an operational matter for Highlands and Islands Enterprise and I have asked the chairman of that organisation to write to the hon. Member. Information on the amounts of grant assistance provided by other agencies for the same purposes for the years requested is not held centrally.