§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each local authority in Scotland the amount of additional expenditure incurred because of last winter's severe weather, the amount of special assistance claimed and the amount of special assistance granted.
§ Mr. YoungerInformation on the level of additional expenditure incurred by each local authority in Scotland is not held centrally. Figures are available only for those local authorities claiming severe winter weather grant. The information requested for these authorities is as follows:
£000s Authority Additional expenditure claimed Special assistance claimed Special assistance granted Regions Borders 1,261 822 602 Central 2,826 1,843 1,045 Dumfries and Galloway 1,715 1,109 472 Grampian 3,071 1,715 1,219 Highland 2,852 1,896 1,216 Strathclyde 7,935 2,937 Nil Tayside 1,829 874 467 Districts Glasgow 6,642 4,007 3,952 Hamilton 447 201 *50 Lochaber 74 31 3 Renfrew 665 231 217 Motherwell 532 211 *200 Inverclyde 279 84 *54 Stirling 364 174 *13 Kyle and Carrick 241 41 33 * Interim payments only, pending further details from the authorities.