§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide additional resources for local authorities affected by storm damage on 6 November. [3410]
§ Mr. KynochIn the event of severe weather, authorities are expected to bear a certain level of emergency without recourse to central Government assistance. In addition, the Bellwin scheme exists to provide a means by which additional revenue funding may be made available to authorities in certain circumstances. If any council believes that the demands placed on it as a result of the storms of 6 November would justify either the triggering of the scheme or the granting of additional capital consent, then it is open to it to make a case for this to the Scottish Office.