HC Deb 05 May 1983 vol 42 cc130-1W
Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the share of capital grants paid to local youth and community voluntary organisations in islands council areas increased from 13.1 per cent. of the Scottish total in 1977–78 to 45.6 per cent. in 1981–82.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The reasons are that more applications for grant have been made for projects in islands areas, and that building costs are higher than on the mainland.

Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the value of capital grants paid to local youth and community voluntary organisations in each regional and islands council area in the years from 1977–78 to 1982–83; and what are the allocations for 1983–84.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The grants paid in each area in the last six years were as follows:

1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
Borders — — 5,000 26,000 4,000 10,000
Central 15,000 11,000 21,000 4,000 9,000 11,000
Fife 3,000 3,000 28,000 48,000 23,000 19,000
Dumfries & Galloway 3,000 6,000 3,000 5,000 2,000 2,000
Grampian 53,000 92,000 32,000 97,000 68,000 131,000
Highland 69,000 88,000 163,000 170,000 149,000 123,000
Lothian 43,000 43,000 20,000 54,000 73,000 57,000
Strathclyde 162,000 20,000 10,000 40,000 23,000 6,000
Tayside 1,000 — 9,000 21,000 6,000 32,000
Orkney 2,000 1,000 6,000 76,000 68,000 46,000
Shetland 26,000 13,000 19,000 82,000 225,000 172,000
Western Isles 29,000 18,000 26,000 107,000 13,000 2,000
National Voluntary Organisations 28,000 90,000 57,000 84,000 8,000 1,000
Total 434,000 385,000 399,000 814,000 671,000 612,000

Allocations for 1983–84 are being considered and will be notified shortly.

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