§ Mr. Wrayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what new funds he is making available to Scottish local authorities in order to tackle the problems of street lighting and home safety, in particular for elderly people, lack of entertaining and sporting facilities, and other similar deficiencies.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonOn 23 July my right hon. Friend announced provision for local authority current expenditure in 1988–89. This is £3,640 million, 4 per cent. above local authorities' budgets in 1987–88. There is ample scope within this generous figure for authorities to choose their own priorities for expenditure, including the services mentioned by the hon. Member.