§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the financial resources available to each regional authority, respectively, from central Government for expenditure on water, sewerage and drainage; and what percentage has been spent in 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1978–79.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe following table relates to the capital expenditure authorised for each of the responsible bodies.
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CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS AND EXPENDITURE FOR WATER AND SEWERAGE 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Authority Capital allocations Percentage spent Capital allocations Percentage spent Capital allocations Percentage spent Capital allocations £ Percentage spent% £m. % £m. % £m. % £m. % Borders 1.5 60 1.0 118 0.9 69 1.4 Central 2.8 121 1.5 100 1.9 82 2.3 Dumfries and Galloway 1.3 132 1.0 120 1.3 78 1.4 Fife 5.0 70 3.5 108 3.6 76 4.4 Grampian 10.0 88 9.4 87 10.7 67 12.4 Highland 3.2 56 3.4 77 2.9 45 3.1 Not available Lothian 11.5 106 10.4 102 9.5 96 14.0 Strathclyde 23.0 100 24.3 91 24.0 92 25.5 Tayside 3.0 109 2.3 98 2.8 101 5.0 Orkney 0.4 60 0.4 59 0.35 106 0.35 Shetland 1.0 18 1.7 91 4.4 63 20 Western Isles 0.5 30 0.4 75 0.35 108 0.35 Central Scotland Water Development Board 0.8 119 0.6 91 0.6 95 0.8 Notes:
- (i) Expenditures for 1975–76 and 1976–77 are based on the local financial returns of local authorities.
- (ii) Expenditure for 1977–78 are taken from the local authority capital payment returns, or are the latest available, and may be understated.