§ Dame Judith Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what extra allocation of finance had been made available to the Scottish Development Agency in the next financial year to enable it to assist the Glasgow garden festival project.
§ Mr. RifkindIn common with previous national garden festivals, no additional funds have been allocated specifically for the Glasgow garden festival, but the need for expenditure on the garden festival has been taken into account in determining the agency's financial provision for 1986–87.
§ Dame Judith Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the expenditure of the Scottish Development Agency in the next financial year is directed towards the Glasgow garden festival project.
§ Mr. RifkindIn the financial year 1986–87 the Scottish Development Agency anticipates spending on the Glasgow garden festival project about 8 per cent. of its gross provision for grant-in-aid expenditure.
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Highland Region 5,902 5,728 5,453 5,515 5,143 5,538 *5,371 Districts: Badenoch & Strathspey 100 100 100 100 100 268 264 Caithness 517 509 559 507 479 464 448 Inverness 1,418 1,345 1,230 1,133 1,023 818 717 Lochaber 86 170 179 171 171 170 170 Nairn 114 100 87 78 69 57 52 Ross & Cromarty 2,057 1,882 1,738 2,043 2,050 2,696 2,690 Skye & Lochalsh 1,068 1,068 1,068 1,018 850 700 665 Sutherland 542 554 492 465 401 365 *365 * Latest available figure for Sutherland is as at 1984. The proposals in the Green Paper "Home Improvement in Scotland—A New Approach" (Cmnd. 9677) are designed to strengthen the position of the householder by encouraging his responsibilities for his own property with help from others, including local authorities. The objective is to ensure that the resources available are directed to the people most in need of help and the properties most in need of attention. Progress in the improvement of the stock should continue. We are presently considering comments on the Green Paper.