§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each fire authority(a) the date of first appointment of a brigade emergency planning officer and (b) the expenditure incurred on fire civil defence activities and the amount of grant aid paid towards that expenditure for each year from 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe dates of first appointments of brigade emergency planning staff officers are as shown. Figures for the expenditure incurred by each fire authority on civil defence activities and the amount of grant aid paid towards that expenditure for each year since 1979 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Amounts for 1987–88, the last year for which all audited claims have been received, are as follows:
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe gross capital programme figure is dependent on Scottish Homes achieving the projected capital receipts figure for this year. Assuming that figure is achieved, the gross capital programme will be £299 million.
§ Mr. IngramTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the projected capital receipts from the sale of houses for the current financial year for Scottish Homes.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe projected net capital receipts figure, which has been agreed with Scottish Homes, is £110 million. This sum is expected to be made up largely from receipts from the sale of Scottish Homes' 375W own stock but also includes receipts expected from the sale of housing association property and a small amount from repayments of grant or bridging finance.