asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of Government research establishments in Scotland in 1970; and what is the present figure.

The research establishments and units with which my Department is concerned are those run by the research councils. Of these, 24 are in Scotland, compared with 21 in 1970.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a revision of the figures and tables which appear in the White Paper "Education A Framework for Expansion". which takes account of recent cuts in the education budget.

No. The detailed effects on particular education programmes of the reductions in education expenditure during 1974–75 announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17th December 1973 have already been explained to the House. As short-term measures these reductions will not in themselves affect the tentative expenditure projects for 1981–82 in the last table of Cmnd. 5174 though, in accordance with paragraph 164, the scale and pace of some of the measures announced in it are currently under review in the light of new demographic and other statistical data.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the annual cost to public funds of the British Crafts Centre.

The British Crafts Centre is an independent body to which grant is paid on the advice of the Crafts Advisory Committee. The estimated grant for 1973–74 is £60,000, of which £32,000 is attributed to non-recurring capital expenditure on premises occupied by the centre.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what will be the effects of public expenditure cuts on educational building programmes in the city of Bournemouth and Christchurch.

The Department's Circular 15/73 announced that of major school building projects only those to meet basic needs for additional places would be eligible for approval between 1st January 1974 and 30th June 1975. Two major projects to replace old primary schools in the Bournemouth local education authority area, Boscombe Church of England Junior School and Holy Cross Roman Catholic Primary School, will therefore be delayed until after June 1975. No projects in the Christchurch area of the Hampshire authority are affected. Local education authorities are responsible for deciding which minor projects should be carried out within their minor works allocations.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which school building proposals of the Northumberland County Council will be affected by the public expenditure cuts.

The Department's Circular 15/73 announced that of major school building projects only those to meet basic needs for additional places would be eligible for approval between 1st January 1974 and 30th June 1975. Replacement projects for Red Row County Infants School, Ellington County Infants School, Buddle County Middle School in Wallsend and Blyth Roman Catholic Aided Primary School will therefore be delayed until after June 1975.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which school projects have been deleted from the 1974–75 and 1975–76 building programmes for the Bradford metropolitan district as a result of the Government's economy measures.

The following major improvement/replacement projects, programmed to start in the year 1974–75, will be deferred until after 30th June 1975:

• Wood Royd First.
• St. Augustine's C/E First.
• Thornton C/E First.
• Daisy Hill Middle.
• Bankfoot First.
• Shipley Wrose First.
• Queensbury First.
• Ilkley, All Saints C/E First
• Keighley Swire Smith Middle.
• Shipley Wrose Middle.

Arrangements for the period following June 1975 have yet to be decided.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which major works programmes will be affected in Bolton due to recent cuts in public spending; and what the effect will be on the number of school places in the immediate foreseeable future.

One major project, to improve Oxford Grove Primary School, planned to start during 1974–75, will be deferred under the terms of Circular 15/73. This deferment will not affect the number of school places available.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will take steps to introduce at least one course for veterinary education into the polytechnic sector.

No. The Swann Committee appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is at present examining the future rôle and educational needs of the veterinary profession and will be reporting in due course.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when she expects to make a statement on the Vernon Report on the blind.

Within about a month.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if she will define the "national cash limit" specified in Department of Education and Science Circular 15/73;

The national cash limit will be a sum representing the total starts value of projects eligible for approval up to 30th June 1974. The value of projects approved by the Department will be contained within this total. Its size will be determined with reference to tender levels judged to be reasonable as the measures initiated by the Government take effect and as the economic situation develops. It will not allow for price rises at the very high rate obtaining before the deferment of programmes announced on 8th October 1973, nor would individual tenders showing price increases on this scale be approved. With that qualification, the national cash limit will cover the value of projects now being notified to LEAs as eligible for approval in the period up to 30th June 1974.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a statement as to the effect on towns in the Heywood and Royton constituency of the cuts in education referred to in the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17th December.

Two major projects, to replace St. Mary's RC Primary School, Littleborough and St. James' CE Primary School, Royton, will be deferred until after July 1975. The Lancashire local education authority is responsible for deciding which projects should be carried out within its minor works allocations and for deciding how the necessary savings in recurrent expenditure should be made.

asked the Minister for Energy what is the average retail price of a ton of coal to domestic consumers in the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively.

The following figures have been taken from the latest published ILO statistics and relate to October 1972; grade and qualities are not denned and are not necessarily comparable.

Coal for domestic use £ per tonne
Germany	20
France	28–34
Belgium	29–32
United Kingdom	19
Source: International Labour Office. Bulletin of Labour Statistics, 2nd quarter 1973.

Typical retail prices of Group C house coal in the United Kingdom vary from £14·50 to £23·00 a ton, depending on the location of the consumer. Very little bituminous coal of comparable quality is sold in Europe for domestic purposes.

asked the Minister for Energy what is the average price per ton paid by the steel industry for coking coal in the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom, respectively.

Prices paid for fuel by the British Steel Corporation are matters of commercial confidence between the corporation and its suppliers. Similarly, I have no knowledge of prices paid for coking coal by the privately-owned sector of the United Kingdom steel industry.The latest published information from EEC sources shows the following figures:

Coking fines—list prices
	October 1972 $ per tonne
Germany	29–31
France	27
Belgium	25
Source: Statistical Office of the European Communities Energy Statistics Yearbook 1972.

asked the Minister for Energy what tonnages of coking coal are in stock at pitheads and held by the British Steel Corporation, respectively.

At 26th January 1974 the National Coal Board held 01 million tons of coking coal and the British Steel Corporation held just over 1·3 million tons; obviously there is some unevenness in the distribution of these stocks.

asked the Minister for Energy (1) how many complaints have been made to his Department about alleged breaches of the restrictions on the use of electricity which have led to contact being made by his officials with the person or persons complained against;(2) what checks are made on the validity of complaints of breaches of the restrictions on the use of electricity made to his Department before the person or persons complained against are contacted by his officials;(3) what records are maintained by his Department of complaints and complainants concerning alleged breaches of the restrictions on the use of electricity in business premises and of the action taken on such complaints;(4) what investigation was made into the complaint made against Mr. S. J. Hogg, a constituent of the hon. Member for Consett, for alleged breach of the electricity restrictions, in order to establish if the complaint was justified before an official of his Department telephoned Mr. Hogg on 8th January 1974;(5) in what manner a complaint was made to his Department that Mr. S. J. Hogg, a constituent of the hon. Member for Consett, had breached the electricity regulations and which led to a telephone call to Mr. Hogg on Tuesday afternoon, 8th January 1974, by an official of his Department.

Since the electricity restrictions were introduced many members of the public have informed the regional offices of alleged infringements of the regulations. The practice is to bring these to the attention of the person concerned as infringements have frequently proved to have been accidental. Records are kept in some instances and this was so in this case. However, enforcement of the restrictions is a matter for the police. Serious cases brought to the attention of my Department are passed to the police who make what investigations and take what action is appropriate.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the danger and extent of misuse of dangerous drugs and in view of the vulnerability of many chemists shops, he will introduce legislation to require all dangerous drugs to be stored more securely.

The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 made general provision for the safe keeping of controlled drugs from 1st July 1973 and will require additional special standards for their security in retail chemists' shops from 1st October 1974.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give such information as is readily available with regard to the number of fixed penalty tickets issued to foreign driving offenders and the proportion and number that remain unpaid.

It is not possible to identify those fixed penalty notices issued to or paid by foreign drivers. The only information available is that, out of 2,562,123 fixed penalty notices issued in England and Wales in 1972, there were 142,084 cases in which payment could not be enforced because the driver was a visitor from abroad who had left the United Kingdom before inquiries could be completed.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of prisoners brought before visiting magistrates or boards of visitors for alleged breaches of prison discipline

Manual Workers					October 1970	October 1971	October 1972
Gross weekly earnings (£)	…	…	…	…	28·05	30·93	35·82
Income tax	…	…	…	…	4·11	4·13	4·60
National Insurance contributions:
Flat rate	…	…	…	…	0·88	0·88	0·88
Graduated	…	…	…	…	0·77	0·97	1·26
a. Net pay at current prices	…	…	…	…	22·29	24·95	29·08
b. Net pay at October 1970 prices	…	…	…	…	22·29	22·81	24·65
a.—b	…	…	…	…	—	2·14	4·43
Notes:
The figures of take-home pay do not include family allowances (£0·90 per week for all years) but the tax on the family allowances and "drawback" have been taken into account.

The figures for gross weekly earnings are as obtained from the annual October inquiry by the Department of Employ-

Details of offences punished and punishments awarded at each establishment in England and Wales are published in the annual reports on the work of the Prison Department. I regret that these do not distinguish between awards by governors and boards of visitors, or include details of charges which have not been found proved. It would involve disproportionate cost to obtain this further information, but if the hon. Member would like to have current information about this particular establishment I should be happy to arrange this.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, regarding his answer on 23rd January 1974, columns 301–2, on personal incomes, what are the equivalent figures for the male manual worker on national average earnings, that is excluding male non-manual workers; and what are the equivalent figures for the male non-manual workers, that is excluding male manual workers.

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL, REPORT 1st February 1974; Vol. 868, c. 180], gave the following information:Figures for non-manual workers are only available for April of each year. Figures for male manual workers for October 1973 are not yet available. Those for earlier years are:ment into earnings of manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review the working of the special preference scheme and introduce changes to give further assistance to contractors in the development areas.

I have noted the references to this subject in the Second Report from the Expenditure Committee for 1973–74, and these are being studied.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has completed his review of the criteria governing the eligibility of roads for grant assistance under the Congested Districts (Scotland) Act 1897; and if he will make a statement.

I recently received the views of all the county councils concerned. I am now studying them and shall complete my review as soon as practicable.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many new primary school places were created in Scotland in every year from 1961 to the latest available date;(2) what was the number of new secondary school places created in Scotland in each year from 1961 to the latest available date.

The information is as follows:

	Number of school places in projects completed in period
Year	Primary (including Nursery)	Secondary
1961	17,786	20,830
1962	17,719	27,342
1963	22,013	23,580
1964	23,002	19,602
1965	28,819	31,094
1966	24,153	30,184
1967	26,359	23,165
1968	26,064	19,594
1969	36,035	38,664
1970	22,540	51,725
1971	19,990	49,355
1972	22,597	39,835
1973 (Nine months to September)	29,792	32,140

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the timing for the assessment centre for Cowglen Hospital.

A 1974 start is planned, subject to the effect of the reductions in capital expenditure in 1974–75 of which full details are not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will set up an inquiry under the Companies Act into the sale of Newmans Fabrications Limited at Feeder Road, Bristol.

I have no information which suggests that the Department ought to exercise its investigatory powers under the Companies Acts. If the hon. Member will let me have any such information he may have I shall consider it.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the value of manufactured consumer goods, capital goods and raw materials, respectively, imported from the EEC in 1973; and what percentage increase on 1972 figures these represent, in terms of both value and volume.

Following is the information for value:

	Imports 1973 £ million cif	Increase over 1972 Per cent.
Manufactured consumer goods (1)	733	42
Capital goods (2)	1,454	50
Raw materials (3)	521	40
(1) Selected headings in sections 7 and 8 (finished manufactures) of the Overseas Trade Statistics, which include mainly consumer goods; includes cars
(2) Remainder of sections 7 and 8 after deduction of (1)
(3) Section 2 (crude materials, inedible), section 3 (fuels) and section 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) of the Overseas Trade Statistics

The information by volume is not available for geographical areas.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies are now registered; what is the total number of quoted companies registered; and if he will give the number of all companies more than two years in arrears in filing their accounts with the Companies Office.

Latest published details of companies on the register are given in "Companies in 1972" published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Corresponding figures for 31st December 1973 are not yet available but the effective number on the register at that date is estimated at about 550,000.Quoted companies are not recognised as such by the Companies Acts but are understood to number approximately 4,500.The provisions of the Companies Act 1948 relating to the filing of accounts are such that it is not possible to identify companies more than two years in arrears.The new Companies Bill contains provisions designed to remedy the position.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in view of the rising cost of all packaging materials, if he will recommend that a utility standard of packaging be adopted in the interests of reducing costs to consumers.

I recognise a measure of public concern on this matter but I do not consider that action on these lines would be appropriate.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish the scientific evidence on which he based his conclusion that JP4 fuel is only marginally more dangerous than JP1 fuel.

My hon. Friend should seek this information from the Civil Aviation Authority.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received from the Porthcawl area regarding the need for legislation covering safety equipment carried by the small boat owner; and whether he will make a statement.

So far this year my Department has received one letter from the Porthcawl area, which suggested that legislation be introduced to ensure that basic essential safety equipment is carried on small craft. Such legislation would, however, be very difficult and costly to enforce and my present policy is to concentrate on education and information such as the "Seaway Code" which is to be published later this month.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the level of coal and oil exports, respectively, each week between 1st October and 30th April for each of the last five years; and what are the figures to the latest available date.

The information is not available, as the overseas trade statistics are compiled and published on a monthly basis.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will provide, on a balance of payments basis, the total visible trade deficit in 1973 first with the other eight members of the EEC and secondly with all those countries with which the United Kingdom was a member of EFTA up to the end of 1972.

Following is the available information for 1973:

£ million
	EEC	EFTA as in 1972
Trade deficit on balance of payments basis	1,120	n.a.*
"Crude" trade deficit†	1,168	776
* The deficit on a balance of payments basis with countries which were members of EFTA in 1972 is not being compiled for 1973
† The "Crude" trade deficit represents the difference between imports cif and exports fob as reported in the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his most recent discussions on the ban of the Italian Government on British charter flights to and from Italy; and if he has obtained long-term assurances of the ban being lifted.

The ban on British charter flights to Italy was withdrawn while discussions took place between the two Governments. A further round of these discussions is at present taking place in Rome.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications he has received in the last 12 months from foreign-based manufacturers of behind-the-ear hearing aids to establish a factory, grant-aided or otherwise, in an assisted area for the manufacture of this equipment; and what were the results of such applications.

Two. One is now established in a factory in an assisted area. The other expects to be shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has received the consultants' report on ship repairing; and if he will make a statement.

I have received the consultants' report on the United Kingdom ship repair industry and am studying it. I shall make a statement at a later date.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent developments there have been in the negotiations between Norton Villiers Triumph Limited and representatives of the former workforce at the Meriden factory; and if he will make a statement.

In October of last year Mr. Poore of NVT told the Meriden workers that he would be prepared to afford them the opportunity of acquiring the Meriden plant and factory if equipment, drawings and finished motor cycles there were released to NVT. At a meeting, which I chaired on 30th November, it was agreed in principle by both parties that the Meriden workers, who wished to try to form themselves into a co-opera- tive, should work for a period on subcontract for NVT and be given the option subsequently to purchase the plant and factory. A detailed agreement to this effect was concluded on 18th January which was subject to ratification by both sides. It was never proposed by either party nor suggested by the DTI in any of these discussions that public money should be involved in these arrangements.The NVT board has since concluded that because of the financial stringencies and uncertainties, imposed by electricity shortages, NVT cannot now undertake to finance the supply of components to a Meriden co-operative during the proposed interim period. In answer to a recent inquiry from NVT the DTI said that no financial assistance for this purpose could be made available by the Department. NVT has, I understand, informed the workers that, while it cannot ratify the agreement reached on 18th January, it is prepared to continue discussions on a proposal made by the Meriden workers for the prompt purchase of the factory and plant.Work is proceeding at the NVT plants at Wolverhampton and Small Heath, Birmingham. The export prospects for motor cycles continue to be very substantial particularly in the important United States market. It therefore remains much in the interest both of NVT and the Meriden workers that the impasse at Meriden should be resolved as quickly as possible. The security for the Government's investment, as accepted by the DTI and its Industrial Development Advisory Board, remains as described in my answer of 11th June to my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, South (Dr. Stuttaford)—[Vol. 857, c.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now reach a decision on Lambeth Council's application to build houses on land owned by Lambeth Council in the London borough of Croydon for which the latter borough has refused planning permission.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now permit the Lambeth Council to build houses on the land in Croydon owned by Lambeth Council for which planning permission has been refused.

My right hon. and learned Friend is considering representations he has received from the Lambeth Council and hopes to be in a position to notify the parties concerned of his proposed action shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made towards disposing of the RAF houses at Church Lawfield, Rugby.

It has been established that the houses are not required by another Government Department and the Department's Property Services Agency heard from the Rugby Rural District Council on 30th January that it is interested in purchasing. Negotiations for sale are now proceeding.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to announce the membership of the joint committee to co-ordinate the redevelopment of the dockland area of East London which is to include representatives of the Greater London Council and the five London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Southwark, Greenwich and Lewisham; and if he has appointed a chairman.

A joint committee has been set up by the GLC and local authorities concerned, under Section 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 to co-ordinate action in preparing an overall plan and to acquire land for the redevelopment of this area. The membership will include representatives from the GLC and London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Southwark, Greenwich and Lewisham as well as four co-opted members invited at my suggestion. They are Lord Goodman, Mr. George Dobry, QC, Mr. C. A. Prendergast and Mr. Neil Thorne. The first meeting of the committee was held on 23rd January at which Sir Reginald Goodwin took the chair.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give a general direction to British Rail to increase the scale of compensation for articles lost by them.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, in view of the three-day week, to what extent the July 1975 completion date and £30 million estimated cost for phase 2 work on the Channel Tunnel are to be revised; and when he expects to receive the first progress report.

I am kept regularly informed of progress and understand that at the moment both the work on site and the manufacture of the tunnelling machine are on programme.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied that the Channel Tunnel sponsoring consortium is capable of meeting its obligation under the 5th Schedule of the Phase 2 Agreement to raise £4·2 million non-guaranteed equity capital by June 1974; if he has received representations from the sponsors to relieve them of any part of this obligation; and if he has granted any such relief.

I have received no such representations and I have no reason to believe that the British Channel Tunnel Company will not be able to comply with its obligations.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what extent Treasury guarantees on loans up to £35 million for Phase 2 Channel Tunnel work have been affected by counter-inflation measures; and what are the terms and conditions for such loans.

I have been asked to reply.Such guarantees have not been affected by these measures. Bank borrowing of up to £13·5 million has been guaranteed by the Treasury. It is customary not to disclose the terms and conditions on which such guaranteed loans are made.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment in how many houses double glazing has already been installed or has been authorised to be installed, respectively, in accordance with regulations under the Land Compensation Act issued on 1st September 1973.

None so far in relation to trunk roads but preparations are now well advanced in a number of schemes. Roads other than trunk roads are the responsibility of the local highways authority.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if compensation for loss of amenity through excessive traffic noise caused by the Neasden Underpass will be available for residents adjacent to it.

Yes, for those entitled to compensation under the Land Compensation Act 1973.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the dates given to the hon. Member for Willesden, West for the completion of work on the Neasden Underpass; and if he will now state when the contractors will finally finish all the outstanding work.

The hon. Member has put down Questions about completion dates on three previous occasions. On 17th May 1972 the opening date was expected to be in spring 1973. On 7th February 1973 an autumn completion date was anticipated, with the underpass open to traffic in July. On 25th October 1973 a December date was given for the remaining road works, with site clearance, some accommodation works and landscaping to be carried out subsequently.The underpass was partially opened on 5th August 1973 and fully on 19th September 1973. All outstanding works are expected to be completed by the late spring, subject to satisfactory delivery of materials.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the acre- age covered by the 99 designated conservation areas in Bedfordshire and the number relating to north Bedfordshire.

Twenty-two of the 49—not 99—conservation areas are in north Bedfordshire. I regret that the acreages are not readily available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make inquiries into the delay which has occurred since his promise to mount pelican crossing traffic lights on a gantry spanning Broad Lane at the junction of Talbot Road, London, N.15; and if he will now make a statement as to when this work will be completed.

I understand that the Haringey London Borough Council will shortly be seeking quotation for the work, which is expected to be completed later this year. The reasons for the delay are complex. I am writing to the hon. Member.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the latest rate support grant payment to Oldham under the old formula; what is the estimated payment under the new formula; what are the equivalent figures for the area comprised by the new Oldham metropolitan district; and how these payments compare with rate support grant payments under both the old and new formulae in the case of all other towns with a population between 100,000 and 150,000.

Rate support grants payable to the county borough of Oldham for 1973–74 following the Rate Support Grant (Increase) (No. 2) Order 1973 are:

£ million
Needs Element	5·326
Resources Element	2·404
Domestic Element	0.274

Under the proposed new formula the needs element payable to Oldham metropolitan district in 1974–75 will be £8·714 million at November 1973 prices. The resources element to be paid in 1974–75 will depend on the rates levied by the district; the 1974–75 domestic element has not yet been calculated.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what money it is anticipated that the county of Avon will receive from Government sources under rate support grants for the year 1974–75.

The needs element of the rate support grant payable to the new county of Avon for the year 1974–75 will be £32·8 million—at November

NETWORK NUMBER 1—SCOTLAND
Group Number	Group Name and Services Comprising Group					Grant payable under Section 39 of the Transport Act 1968 £000
101	Glasgow North Suburban:—
	Glasgow Electrics North	…	…	…	…	1,692
	Springburn-Cumbernauld	…	…	…	…
102	Glasgow-Gourock-Wemyss Bay	…	…	…	…	1,056
103	Glasgow-Hamilton/South Suburban:—
	Glasgow Electrics South	…	…	…	…	2,069
	Glasgow-Hamilton	…	…	…	…
104	Glasgow-Lanark/Edinburgh:—
	Glasgow-Lanark	…	…	…	…	1,000
	Glasgow-Shotts-Edinburgh	…	…	…	…
105	Glasgow-Barrhead/East Kilbride:—
	Glasgow-Barrhead	…	…	…	…	634
	Glasgow-East Kilbride	…	…	…	…
106	Ayr-Stranraer	…	…	…	…	292
107	Glasgow-Kilmacolm/Ayrshire:—
	Glasgow-Ayr	…	…	…	…	1,588
	Dalry/Kilwinning-Largs	…	…	…	…
	Glasgow-Kilmacolm	…	…	…	…
108	Carlisle-Glasgow (via Dumfries)	…	…	…	…	272
109	Glasgow-Dunblane/Falkirk Grahamston:—
	Glasgow-Stirling-Dunblane	…	…	…	…	254
	Glasgow-Falkirk-Grahamston	…	…	…	…
110	Edinburgh-Glasgow (via Falkirk)	…	…	…	…	731
111	Edinburgh-Fife/Dundee/Montrose:—
	Edinburgh-Kirkcaldy-Dundee	…	…	…	…	1,269
	Edinburgh-Dunfermline-Markinch	…	…	…	…
	Montrose-Dundee-Perth	…	…	…	…
112	Edinburgh-North Berwick/Dunbar	…	…	…	…	112
113	Glasgow/Edinburgh-North and East:—
	Glasgow-Dundee	…	…	…	…	2,222
	Glasgow-Aberdeen	…	…	…	…
	Edinburgh-Aberdeen	…	…	…	…
	Glasgow-Perth-Inverness	…	…	…	…
	Edinburgh-Stirling-Perth	…	…	…	…
114	Inverness-North/East:—
	Inverness-Wick/Thurso	…	…	…	…	1,265
	Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh	…	…	…	…
	Aberdeen-Inverness	…	…	…	…
115	Glasgow-West Highlands:—
	Fort William-Mallaig	…	…	…	…	1,025
	Glasgow-Oban	…	…	…	…
	Glasgow-Fort William	…	…	…	…

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the support he intends to provide for unremunerative railway passenger services in 1974 and about the future of those services which are under threat of closure.

, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL, REPORT 28th January 1974; Vol. 868, c. 38–9], gave the following information:The list of services is as follows: