§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of moneys in real terms, made available through his Department to voluntary organisations in Scotland in each of the last five years; and what is his projected level of grant for the next financial year.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe following is the information, in respect of grants relating to current and capital expenditure respectively, under Section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 and the Further Education (Scotland) Regulations 1959. All figures are at November 1975 prices.
£'000 Current Capital 1972–73 … 385 439 1973–74 … 556 413 1974–75 … 672 657 1975–76 … 802 810 1976–77 … 909 816 1977–78 (provisional) … 1,105* 816 (*Includes approximately £190,000 formerly administered by the Development Commission).