§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table listing the value of the public works programme by Scottish local authorities which he expects to be substantially completed by 31st March.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellOf the £74 million to be spent on additional public works in Scotland the local authority share is £65.3 million. On present forecasts this expenditure will be phased as follows, although the effect of last autumn's building strike on these forecasts cannot yet be accurately assessed.
receive in the year 1973–74; how this compares with previous years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MonroSubject to parliamentary approval, my right hon. Friend proposes to offer grant-in-aid of £870,000 to the Scottish Sports Council in 1973–74. In addition, he expects to spend about £30,000 on commitments to sports bodies which were undertaken before the Scottish Sports Council was established. The corresponding estimates for 1972–73 are £530,000 and £94,000 respectively.
The Government expenditure on sport in Scotland in each of the previous four years was as follows:—
£ 1968–69 … … … 647,436 1969–70 … … … 806,667 1970–71 … … … 486,659 1971–72 … … … 472,293 The figures for 1968–69 and 1969–70 include respectively £324,000 and £426,000 as the Government's grant to Edinburgh Corporation towards the cost of Meadowbank Stadium for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.