§ 46. Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money will be allocated to Scottish local authorities in 1990–91 in order to deal with the shortage of publicly provided respite care.
§ Mr. LangThe allocation of expenditure to particular services is a matter of local authorities. The aggregate exchequer grant for 1990–91, announced by my right hon. and learned Friend on 26 July, provides for a 9.7 per cent. increase over that for 1989–90. This affords authorities the scope to increase expenditure on the provision of particular services, including, for instance, respite care, in the light of their view of priorities.