§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the amount of additional payments to each local authority in respect of oil-related expenditure for each year since its inception.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieIt is provisionally estimated that in 1978–79 grants totalling £9 million will be made to local authorities incurring extraordinary expenses in connection with offshore oil exploration and development. Details of the distribution to individual authorities cannot yet be given. The information for earlier years since the inception of these grants follows:
The Council is also issuing to local authorities a note of guidance on skateboarding facilities.