Scottish Enterprise

Mr. McMaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the Scottish Office contribution to (a) the capital and (b) the revenue budgets of each Scottish Enterprise company for 1991 to 1993 on a per capita basis; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Allan Stewart
[holding answer 2 June 1992]: The allocation of resources to local enterprise companies is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and I have asked the chairman to write to the hon. Member.