§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications were made for legal aid in connection with actions for divorce in the latest year for which figures are available; in how many of these cases legal aid was granted; and what was the cost to the legal aid fund.
248Wprogrammes was set at £142 million. Provision for 1991–92 totals £170 million and for 1992–93, £190 million, a 50 per cent. increase over the comparable figure for 1989–90. Each regional and islands council determines priorities for expenditure within its capital allocation.
All but five of the 103 programmes of improvements required to meet the standard of lead set in the EC drinking water directive are due to be completed by the end of this year. It is estimated that remaining expenditure on treatment to meet the EC lead standard will amount to about £1.7 million in 1990–91 and about £1 million in 1991–92.
The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 set tighter standards for lead. To meet the new standards authorities are currently assessing the expenditure required, and this will be taken into account in determining allocations in future years.