Orders of the Day — Scottish Development Agency Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:23 pm on 29 October 1987.

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Photo of Henry McLeish Henry McLeish , Central Fife 9:23, 29 October 1987

While my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, Cathcart (Mr. Maxton) was speaking, the Secretary of State for Scotland suggested that he was incharge of distributing the money that is spent in Scotland. If that is the case, does my hon. Friend accept that the figure of £343 million that was spent in 1982–83 has been reduced to £66 million and that the Secretary of State is therefore responsible for that significant cut—not the Department of Trade and Industry in London?