HC Deb 27 April 1982 vol 22 cc270-1W
Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since inception the amount of money made available by his Department to the Scotland Tourist Board for Development of Tourism Act section 4 financial assistance; and what are these annual figures at 1970 equivalent value.

Mr. John MacKay

The Scottish economic planning department makes funds available to the Scottish Tourist Board to assist tourism projects under section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969. The following amounts have been expended by the Scottish Tourist Board since the scheme's inception in 1971. The figures in brackets show the value of this expenditure at 1970 prices and have been calculated from the Retail Price Index.

£'000
1971–72 63 (57)
1972–73 250 (213)
£000
1973–74 546 (427)
1974–75 332 (224)
1975–76 550 (298)
1976–77 700 (326)
1977–78 1,000 (402)
1978–79 1,300 (482)
1979–80 1,650 (540)
1980–81 1,913 (474)
1981–82 2,000 (496)