§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the Government action taken and the estimated amount of Government expenditure, at the latest available date, to assist people in recent heavy scnow falls in Scotland; and what was the size of the population involved.
Mr. MilanI refer the hon. Member to the statement that I made on 31st January and to my reply to the hon. Member for Dumfries (Mr. Monro) on 2nd March—[Vol. 943, cols. 249–251; Vol. 945, cols. 378–379.] Many parts of Scotland were affected by the recent heavy snowfalls. It is not possible to say how many people were involved or to assess the cost of remedial action taken by the Government at the request of local authorities such as provision of helicopter services for life-saving and other purposes.