HC Deb 26 June 1986 vol 100 cc316-7W
Mr. McKelvey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the financial investment by the Scottish Development Agency from 1979 to 1985 in the following areas: (a) Dundee, (b) Inverclyde, (c) Motherwell, (d) East Kilbride, (e) Glengarnock, (f) Kilmarnock, (g) Fife and (h) Cumnock and Doon Valley;

(2) what were the annual budgets of the Scottish Development Agency for the years 1979 to 1985 inclusive; and if he will list as a percentage of those budgets investment in the following areas: (a) Dundee, (b) lnverclyde, (c) Motherwell, (d) East Kilbride, (e) Glengarnock, (f) Kilmarnock, (g) Fife and (11) Cumnock and Doon Valley.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[pursuant to his reply, 9 June 1986, c. 30]: The information, which is only readily available from the financial year 1981–82, is as follows:

Mr. Allan Stewart

[pursuant to his reply, 9 June 1986, c. 30]. The information, which is only readily available from the financial year 1981–82, is as follows:

Fife Dunfermline Total Expenditure
£'000 per cent. £'000 per cent. £'000
1981–82 2,970 3.53 1,397 1.66 84,136
1982–83 4,811 4.65 3,068 2.97 103,462
1983–84 2,783 2.98 1.306 1.40 93,389
1984–85 1,597 1.80 690 0.78 88,722
1985–86 4,093 4.04 2,132 2.10 101,312

Note

The figures exclude expenditure on running costs and certain other expenditure under the following headings which the agency does not allocate to district and regions.

Maintenance—Dilapidations, estate land maintenance, security, land marketing signs, fire and engineering insurance.

Land and Buildings—Plant and equipment, notice boards, owner controlled insurance, gas, water and electricity supplies, feasibility studies and surveys.

Development Grants—Programme for rural initiatives and development, development of rural area workshops, better business services, training and employment grants scheme and craft grants.