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Mr. McQuarrie
asked the Lord President of the Council how many visits were made by Select Committees to Scotland in the most recent convenient period; what the Committees were and what were the subjects of the inquiries on which they were engaged.
Mr. Biffen
The following visits to Scotland have been made by Select Committees since the beginning of Session 1980–81 to date:
| Committee, Date and Place | Subject of Inquiry |
| AGRICULTURE | |
| 19 February 1981 Poultry Research Centre, Roslin, Midlothian | Animal welfare |
| 22, 23 March 1982 Glensaugh Research Station, Kincardineshire Auchnascraw Farm, Banffshire | Financial assistance to the less favoured areas |
| 4, 5, 6 May 1982 crofts, townships, hill farms in the Uists, Harris, Lewis, Argyllshire | Financial assistance to the less favoured areas |
| EDUCATION | |
| 29, 30 March 1982 Stirling University and Edinburgh | University funding; and Public and private funding of the arts |
| EMPLOYMENT | |
| 10 June 1981 Livingston | The work of the Department of Employment group: industrial training boards |
| 25 March 1982 Glasgow | Youth unemployment and training |
| ENERGY | |
| 29 January 1981 Hunterston | Nuclear power programme |
| 23 February 1982 Edinburgh University | Wave power |
| SCOTTISH AFFAIRS | |
| 8 January 1981 Glasgow | Civil Service dispersal |
| 16 March 1981 Edinburgh | Youth unemployment and training |
| 13 April 1981 Irvine, Ardeer | Youth unemployment and training |
Committee, Date and Place
| Subject of Inquiry
|
| 27 April 1981 Edinburgh, Glenrothes | Youth unemployment and training |
| 15 June 1981 Edinburgh | Scottish public expenditure |
| 25 June 1981 Glasgow | Youth unemployment and training |
| 9 July 1981 Glasgow | Youth unemployment and training |
| 23 September 1981 Edinburgh, Fife | Youth unemployment and training |
| 14 December 1981 Glasgow | Youth unemployment and training (press conference) |
| 22 February 1982 Arran | Rural road passenger transport and ferry service |
| 1 March 1982 Borders Region | Rural road passenger transport and ferry service |
| 15 March 1982 Islay and Jura | Rural road passenger transport and ferry service |
| 5, 6 April 1982 Shetland | Rural road passenger transport and ferry service |
| SOCIAL SERVICES | |
| 6 April 1981 Aberdeen | Medical education |
| 7 April 1981 Edinburgh | Medical education |