§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the provision of lending libraries by each relevant Scottish local authority on a per capita basis; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroLocal authorities revenue expenditure on library provision in 1991–92, the latest year for which figures are available, is set out in the table.
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Local Authorities net revenue expenditure on libraries 1991–92 Authority £ per Capita Regional Councils Borders 14.04 Dumfries and Galloway 12.55 Highland 11.46 Island Councils Orkney 19.94 Shetland 18.86 Western Isles 13.27 District Councils Clackmannan 16.61 Falkirk 13.63 Stirling 18.92 Dunfermline 11.91 Kirkcaldy 12.21 North East Fife 12.74 Aberdeen 17.07 Banff and Buchan 14.09 Gordon 10.73 Kincardine and Deeside 10.08 Moray 15.73
Authority £ per Capita East Lothian 11.08 Edinburgh 16.99 Midlothian 13.98 West Lothian 12.85 Argyll and Bute 10.30 Bearsden and Milngavie 17.97 Clydebank 19.64 Clydesdale 13.53 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 13.30 Cumnock and Doon Valley 15.23 Cunninghame 13.87 Dumbarton 16.01 East Kilbride 18.06 Eastwood 16.72 Glasgow 20.92 Hamilton 14.17 Inverclyde 12.10 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 9.87 Kyle and Carrick 14.04 Monklands 16.17 Motherwell 15.65 Renfrew 20.74 Strathkelvin 13.99 Angus 13.00 Dundee 19.52 Perth 13.36 Scotland 15.62