§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland by how much he has agreed to increase the Scottish block grant in each of the next three years to meet the new burdens on Scottish(a) health authorities, (b) ambulance 218W authorities, (c) police authorities, (d) fire authorities and (e) local authorities laid out in paragraph 7 of Chapter 5 of the Ministry of Defence paper entitled, "Defending Against the Threat from Biological and Chemical Weapons". [93094]
§ Dr. ReidNo additional provision has been made. Any additional costs for the authorities mentioned are likely to be very small in relation to the overall provision.