HC Deb 27 October 1971 vol 823 cc345-6W
Sir F. Maclean

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made with the works programme estimated to yield £33 million of additional work in Scotland.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The estimate of £33 million announced by me on 13th July was made in advance of consultation with local authorities and other spending authorities. There has been a willing response by local authoriteis to the invitation to undertake projects and as a result I now estimate that schemes to be undertaken which can be substantially completed by 31st March, 1973 will result in expenditure of over £60 million in Scotland, divided as follows:

Services for which the Scottish Departments are responsible
£ million
Education 29.3
Social work 3.7
Health 4.5
Roads 14.5
Miscellaneous local services 4.0
Other items 4.0
60.0
Expenditure in Scotland by other Government Departments is estimated at 3.0
63.0