§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications from which local authorities and for what amounts have been received by him for special assistance in meeting oil-related expenditure; and what his decision was in each case.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieApplications for special financial assistance are in the form of estimates of expenditure on a variety of infrastructure projects. It would not be practicable to detail every aspect of each application submitted by local authorities. The table below gives details of the provisional settlements reached in the two years during which the assistance has been made available.
The level of assistance for 1977–78 is at present being considered.
Applicant Authority Regional, Island, District Council Amount of Special Financial Assistance 1975–76 1976–77 Western Isles 49,241 94,901 Highland 431,942 907,929 Ross and Cromarty 168,049 81,587 Inverness 57,660 31,255 Nairn No Claim — Orkney 20,495 — Shetland 315,095 647,364 Grampian 744,693 2,150,609 Moray 37,046 6,790 Banff and Buchan 149,631 208,547 Gordon 161,092 318,243 City of Aberdeen 211,810 — Kincardine and Deeside 51,941 155,470 Tayside 33,283 100,771 Fife 26,093 — Kirkcaldy 6,742 28,372 Strathclyde 24,666 159,839 Axgyll and Bute 10,521 8,323 Total 2,500,000 4,900,000