§ 101. Mr. Spenceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will make known the amounts of grants to local authorities in connection with water schemes.
§ Mr. WestwoodOn 31st December last, I notified 14 local authorities that certain water supply schemes or parts of schemes submitted by them had been selected for further consideration with a view to an offer of grant under the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act, 1944, and I asked those authorities for the further information which would enable me to determine the grant to be offered. Three local authorities have now submitted information relating to eight schemes, and, as soon as the particulars have been examined, I shall inform the local authorities of the position as regards grant