HC Deb 04 March 1947 vol 434 cc30-2W
35. Mr. Spence

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities have been selected for consideration with a view to grants under the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act, 1944; and which have submitted applications and have been refused any grant.

Mr. Westwood

Following is the reply:

Water supply schemes or parts of water supply schemes submitted by the following local authorities have been selected for further consideration with a view to an offer of grant under the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act, 1944, namely:

The County Councils of
Aberdeen Kincardine
Angus Orkney
Argyll Ross and Cromarty
Banff Selkirk
Berwick Shetland
Caithness Sutherland
Inverness Wigtown

Drainage schemes submitted by the following local authorities have been similarly selected, namely:

The County Councils of
Aberdeen Midlothian
Argyll Moray
Ayr Nairn
Berwick Orkney
Caithness Perth
Clackmannan Ross and Cromarty
Dumfries Roxburgh
Dunbarton Selkirk
East Lothian Stirling
Fife Sutherland
Kinross West Lothian
Kincardine Wigtown
Kirkcudbright

It has not been possible, on account of the limited amount of money available, to select Water Supply Schemes submitted by the following local authorities, namely:

The County Councils of
Ayr Midlothian
Bute Moray
Clackmannan Nairn
Dumfries Peebles
Dunbarton Perth
Fife Renfrew
Kinross Roxburgh
Kirkcudbright Stirling
Lanark West Lothian

The Town Councils of
Aberfeldy Gove and Kilcreggan
Auchtermuchty Inverbervie
Duns Lochgilphead
Eyemouth New Galloway
Findochty Rothes
Grantown-on-Spey Turriff
Gatehouse of Fleet Stornoway

and the following Water Boards:

The East Lothian Water Board The Airdrie Coatbridge and District Water Board
Stirlingshire and Falkirk Water Boards

Similarly, none of the drainage schemes submitted by the following local authorities has been selected, namely:

The County Councils of
Angus Peebles
Inverness Renfrew
Lanark Shetland

The Town Councils of
Banchory Invergordon
Callander Kingussie
Duns Laurencekirk
East Linton Lochgilphead
Eyemouth New Galloway
Findochty Turriff
Grantown-on-Spey