HC Deb 03 July 1984 vol 63 c132W
Mr. Beggs

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if financial assistance or grants are available in Scotland to assist with the supply and installation of mains electricity in rural areas for domestic consumers.

Mr. Allan Stewart

Under the house improvement grant scheme, grants may be available to householders for work within the curtilage of the house and, exceptionally, outside the immediate curtilage when improvement involves the first time provision of an electricity supply.

Since 1978 the European regional development fund has assisted the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in a series of programmes to connect rural areas.