§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the final cost of the damage and restoration work arising from the flooding and gales of 13 February 1989; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 25 January 1990]The costs of damage and restoration work fell on both the public and private sectors and no comprehensive record of them is held centrally. My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland announced on 27 April 1989 that a scheme of special financial assistance to those local authorities which had suffered an undue financial burden would be made available on the same basis as had operated in England and Wales in 1987 (Official ReportVol. 151, Cols. 609–12). On 9 November 1989 my right hon. and learned Friend announced (Official ReportVol. 159, Col. 742) that a quarter of a million pounds would be made available to those authorities which had qualified for assistance under the scheme.