§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement concerning the effects upon grant aid to local voluntary associations of regional and island authorities being unable to recover the level of poll tax expected when preparing their budget.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe collection of community charges and decisions by local authorities to provide funding for voluntary organisations from within their financial resources are entirely the responsibility of the authorities themselves.
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§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures he has adopted to assess the effects of the poll tax on grant aid to voluntary associations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNone. It is for individual local authorities to decide whether to make funding available to voluntary organisations from within their financial resources.