§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses were provided through the crofter building grants and loans scheme in 1995–96; and what has been the total number of improvements through the scheme. [26553]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonData on the number of new house and house improvement projects completed during a given financial year are not collated for statistical purposes. However, in 1995–96, 94 new house and 113 house improvement projects were approved for grant and/or loan assistance under the scheme.
§ Mrs. MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been for each year since 1989–90(a) the actual expenditure on grants provided through the crofter building grants and loan scheme and (b) the actual expenditure on loans provided through the scheme. [26554]
§ Mr. RobertsonPrior to 1990–91 expenditure records did not differentiate between grant and loan expenditure.
378WIn 1989–90, the total expenditure under the scheme was £3.562 million. The information for the following years is set out in the table.
£ million Financial year Grant Loan 1990–91 1.568 2.557 1991–92 1.555 2.592 1992–93 1.836 2.959 1993–94 1.887 2.901 1994–95 1.974 2.886 1995–96 11.541 12.168 1 Provisional outturn