§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by(a) local authority and (b) policy objective of the money made available for child care projects in financial years 1992–93 to 1997–98; what money has been allocated for child care by policy heading and local authority in financial years 1998–99 and 1999–2000; what are the proposed total amounts to be made available for child care over each of the next three financial years; and what percentage of this will be under the control of the Scottish Parliament. [65927]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 18 January 1999]: Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE) for children's services provided by local authorities for the years 1992–93 to 1999–2000 is shown in Table 1. It is for authorities to determine the proportion that may be spent on child care projects.
In addition to this funding, following the publication of the Green Paper "Meeting the Childcare Challenge: a Childcare Strategy for Scotland" (Cm 3958) an additional £4.7 million has been made available in 1998–99 to develop and support child care generally. Of this, £3.8 million was allocated to local authorities. The breakdown by authority is given in Table 2. Also in 131W 1998–99, an extra £515,000 was allocated to Scottish Enterprise and £50,000 to Highland and Islands Enterprise to support the child care strategy.
Following the Comprehensive Spending Review, a further £49 million will be available over the three year period covering 1999–2000 to 2001–02 to support implementation of the child care strategy. £33 million of this will be allocated to local authorities: £5.75 million in 1999–2000, £13.75 million in 2000–01, and £13.75 million in 2001–02. In addition, £42 million will be made available to local authorities over 1999–2002 to expand support for families with very young children in areas of greatest need: £9 million in 1999–2000, £14 million in 2000–01, and £19 million in 2001–02. The breakdown of funding by authority for 1999–2000 is given in Columns 1 and 2 of Table 3. Decisions on allocations of funding to individual authorities in later years will be taken in due course.
A new Children's Services Development Fund totalling £36.7 million over 3 years from 1999–2000 was announced in November last year. The Fund will help provide improved advocacy for children, extension of fostering services and expansion of support for families with very young children. The first year allocations are set out in Column 3 of Table 3. Allocations for later years will be determined in due course.
This funding will come under the control of the Scottish Parliament.
Table 1: Services for children GAE £000 Local authority 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Borders 1,956 1,959 2,295 2,003 Central 9,134 6,258 10,959 14,798 Dumfries and Galloway 3,554 3,886 4,535 4,143 Fife 10,028 9,847 12,534 12,055 Grampian 16,430 15,300 15,689 12,224 Highland 5,532 5,555 6,342 6,679 Lothian 27,240 27,535 30,855 29,198 Strathclyde 114,053 110,928 119,404 106,520 Tayside 14,514 14,649 14,858 14,023 Orkney 319 316 355 405 Shetland 414 586 461 414 Western Isles 631 614 624 642 132W
Table 1 (continued): Services for children GAE £000 Local authority 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Aberdeen City 6,716 6,405 6,824 7,082 Aberdeenshire 3,765 4,040 2,998 2,942 Angus 2,683 2,575 2,542 2,644 Argyll and Bute 2,555 2,528 2,362 2,300 Clackmannanshire 1,727 1,729 1,708 1,799 Dumfries and Galloway 3,788 3,905 3,767 4,215 Dundee City 7,475 7,510 8,475 8,519 East Ayrshire 4,793 4,960 4,993 5,232 East Dunbartonshire 2,434 2,107 1,852 1,529 East Lothian 2,444 2,472 1,957 2,375 East Renfrewshire 1,837 1,991 1,757 1,624 Edinburgh, City of 17,602 17,894 18,758 17,313 Eilean Siar 628 609 480 499 Falkirk 4,914 4,682 5,058 5,325 Fife 10,652 11,460 11,634 11,964 Glasgow City 44,264 44,182 46,873 48,385 Highland 6,204 6,048 5,449 5,769 Inverclyde 4,428 4,145 4,661 4,472 Midlothian 2,333 2,532 2,814 2,779 Moray 1,677 1,958 1,617 1,544
Table 1 (continued): Services for children GAE £000 Local authority 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 North Ayrshire 6,545 6,215 6,534 7,075 North Lanarkshire 13,495 13,754 14,000 14,877 Orkney Islands 275 275 237 242 Perthshire and Kinross 2,814 2,989 2,915 2,949 Renfrewshire 7,462 7,842 7,772 7,863 Scottish Borders 2,016 2,229 2,043 1,931 Shetland Islands 338 330 301 295 South Ayrshire 3,265 3,389 3,422 3,187 South Lanarkshire 10,032 9,969 10,164 9,960 Stirling 2,554 2,401 2,460 2,553 West Dunbartonshire 5,466 5,410 6,035 6,150 West Lothian 5,610 6,498 6,725 6,334
Table 2: Additional money available in 1998–99 to develop and support child care £000 rounded to nearest £000 Local authority 1998–99 Aberdeen City 126 Aberdeen 145 Angus 82 Argyll and Bute 73 Clackmannanshire 58 Dumfries and Galloway 100 Dundee City 122 East Ayrshire 105 East Dunbartonshire 83 East Lothian 72 East Renfrewshire 75 Edinburgh, City of 240 Eilean Siar 43 Falkirk 104 Fife 218 Glasgow City 491 Highland 135 Inverclyde 87 Midlothian 69 Moray 72 North Ayrshire 114 North Lanarkshire 239 Orkney Islands 39 Perthshire and Kinross 91 Renfrewshire 135 Scottish Borders 77 Shetland Islands 41 South Ayrshire 87 South Lanarkshire 205 Stirling 70 West Dunbartonshire 93 West Lothian 112 133W
Table 3: Additional money allocated for 1999–2000 to develop and support child care £000 Local authority Column 1 Child care strategy development Column 2 Support for families with very young children Column 3 Children's services development fund Aberdeen City 198 315 301 Aberdeenshire 228 257 182 Angus 116 151 135 Argyll and Bute 95 117 106 Clackmannanshire 69 91 92 Dumfries and Galloway 146 207 190 Dundee City 157 341 391 East Ayrshire 134 229 241
Table 3: Additional money allocated for 1999–2000 to develop and support child care £000 Local authority Column 1 Child care strategy development Column 2 Support for families with very young children Column 3 Children's services development fund East Dunbartonshire 113 123 95 East Lothian 100 130 116 East Renfrewshire 100 109 86 Edinburgh, City of 429 735 747 Eilean Siar 50 32 27 Falkirk 147 239 237 Fife 368 581 584 Glasgow City 926 1,699 2,039 Highland 213 309 285 Inverclyde 102 176 191 Midlothian 94 126 120 Moray 100 117 95 North Ayrshire 154 287 314 North Lanarkshire 368 637 667 Orkney Islands 45 22 16 Perthshire and Kinross 132 169 150 Renfrewshire 188 337 353 Scottish Borders 109 129 107 Shetland Islands 49 28 20 South Ayrshire 116 161 156 South Lanarkshire 325 518 515 Stirling 93 123 117 West Dunbartonshire 116 232 265 West Lothian 169 270 258