§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the reviews his Department initiated in the years(a) 1974–75, (b) 1979–80 and (c) 1992–93. [48524]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 6 July 1998]: The information is not held centrally by my Department and comprehensive details of all such reviews cannot be provided. The following table lists certain reviews for the years in question which have been obtained from published information.
Year Review 1974–75 Review of financial support for shipping services to the Islands Review of school leaving date arrangements Dunning Committee on O Grade examination structure 1979–80 Committee of Inquiry into Local Government in Scotland Working party on provision of non-university tertiary education in the Dundee area 1992–93 Review of bursaries scheme for non-advanced further education students Review of councillors' expenses Loch Lomond and Trossachs working party