§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the global figure for the main school building programme for 1973–74; and what is the amount to be given to each local authority in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe total provision for school building starts in 1973–74 amounted to £28.7 million, of which about £16 million was available for the main programme of primary and secondary school building. The allocations made under the main programme are as follows:
BURGHS £ Thousands Aberdeen … — Dundee … 500 Edinburgh … 1,555 Glasgow … 1,700 Counties Aberdeen … 500 Angus … 250 Argyll … — Ayr … 1,875 Banff … 190 Berwick … — Bute … — Caithness … — Clackmannan … 50 Dumfries … 465 Dunbarton … 1,500 East Lothian … — Fife … 680 Inverness … 565 Kincardine … — Kirkcudbright … — Lanark … 1,300 Midlothian … 220 Moray and Nairn … 380 Orkney … 450 Peebles … — Perth and Kinross … 340 Renfrew … 1,500 Ross and Cromarty … 60 Roxburgh … 240 Selkirk … — Stirling … 750 Sutherland … — West Lothian … 680 Wigtown … 80 Zetland … — All the figures given above will now be increased by 15 per cent. as a consequence of the recent increase in the cost limits for school building.