§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in view of the importance of sport and recreation to the life of the community, if he will increase the grant paid to the Scottish Sports Council to an amount equal to
378Wradiotherapy, and radiology; and how many in each of these categories are employed full-time.
§ Mr. William RossThe latest date for which precise hospital consultant statistics are available is 30th September 1974. The table below shows by specialties the number of consultants then in post:
that paid to the Arts Council for expenditure in Scotland.
§ Mr. William RossNo.
§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the amount of grant paid to the Sports Council for the coming financial year; 379W and what is the total grant to the Arts Council for the same year.
§ Mr. William RossThe amounts of grant in aid to be paid to the Scottish Sports Council and to the Scottish Arts Council respectively in 1976–77 have still to be determined.
§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total grants paid to the Sports Council and the Arts Council in Scotland over the last five years; and if he will express these amounts per head of population.
§ Mr. William RossThe Scottish Sports Council was established in November 1971 and since then the grants in aid offered in total and per head of population in Scotland—based on an average population over the period of 5.2 million—are as follows:
Financial year Grant in aid Total Per head of population 1972–73 £530,000 10p 1973–74 £870,000 17p 1974–75 £1,170,000 23p 1975–76 £1,410,000 27p In the same period the corresponding figures for the Scottish Arts Council which receives an allocation from the grant in aid to the Arts Council of Great Britain are as follows:
Financial year Grant in aid Total Per head of population 1972–73 £1,425,500 27.4p 1973–74 £2,179,000 41.9p 1974–75 £2,421,700 46.5p The final allocation of grant in aid to the Scottish Arts Council for 1975–76 is not yet available.