asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about the financial assistance he intends to give for the building of the Exit Youth Club in Glenrothes, Fife.

Since the education authority has now told my right hon. Friend that it and the district council have agreed to offer grants of £18,000 and £12,000 respectively, he will be writing shortly to the authority offering the maximum grant of £25,000.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his answer to my letter on this subject a few weeks ago. Will he give an assurance that, contrary to what he indicated in his letter, the project will go ahead quickly within the next month?

Yes, I can give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. The letter will confirm that the project can proceed next month.