asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications from Inverness-shire for grants and loans under the Local Employment Act, 1959, have been made in each year since the passing of the Act and in the current year to date; how many have been accepted; how many have been refused; and what were the amounts of the money involved.

Thirty applications have been received for financial assistance under the Local Employment Act, 1960, for projects in Inverness-shire—23 in the year ended 31st March, 1961, and 7 in the year ended 31st March, 1962. Eleven projects have been offered assistance amounting to £102,425, and 17 applications have been rejected.

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications from Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands, and from Inverness-shire, respectively, have been made in each year, and in 1962 to date, for grants and loans under the Local Employment Act for the expansion of hotel accommodation, restaurant and other such facilities for tourists; how many have been accepted; how many have been refused; and what were the amounts of money concerned.

The following table sets out the information requested for the two years since the Act came into force on 1st April, 1960: