§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to be in a position to make a decision about the outstanding forestry planting application at Greenlawdean in Berwickshire; and if he will make a statement. [3564]
§ Mr. KynochMy noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland visited Greenlawdean on November 13 and has decided not to call for an environmental assessment of the forestry planting proposals.
Dorset county council budgeted net revenue expenditure compared to SSA, 1995–96 SSA Budgeted net revenue expenditure Difference £ million £ million £ million Percentage Education 198.0 213.5 15.5 7.8 Personal social services 77.6 73.8 -3.8 -4.9 Fire 12.4 14.4 2.0 16.1 Highway maintenance 24.8 26.1 1.3 5.2 Other services 25.4 30.7 5.3 20.9 Capital financing 20.1 0.1 -20.0 -99.5 Total 358.3 358.6 0.3 0.1 Note:
Budgeted net revenue expenditure for the first five SSA blocks include an estimate of capital expenditure charged to revenue account—CERA—calculated by apportioning the total CERA of £27.4 million as reported by Dorset county council, to those SSA blocks in proportion to net current expenditure.