asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in the event of the Scottish Assembly being established, he intends to fix the block grant so that the additional sums at present paid for devolved services in Scotland will continue.

The sums to be paid into the Scottish Consolidated Fund under section 48 of the Scotland Act 1978 will take account of the level of devolved public expenditure according to the rela

The estimated cost of providing the accommodation needed for the Scottish Assembly and its staff is £3·75 million. This figure covers purchase and adaptation of the Royal High school and adaptation of parts of St. Andrew's House, including maintenance work which it seemed prudent to carry out during alterations.