§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total amount of public expenditure in the Highlands in the current year; and how this compares with the figures of 1955, 1960 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. RossThe total estimated expenditure by my Departments in the Highlands and Islands in the current year (including grants to local authorities and the Highlands and Islands Development Board) is £37,617,000, and the comparable figures for the earlier years mentioned are:
1955–56 £14,524,000 1960–61 £25,188,000 1963–64 £30,836,000