§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what plans he has for an early review of Care in the Community funding levels; [61537]
(2) if he will ensure that funding levels for Care in the Community meet the economic charge per room which housing associations and other providers have to charge to meet the registration standards set for staffing, food and buildings and their loan charges. [61538]
§ Mr. GalbraithFollowing our Comprehensive Spending Review on 14 July we announced substantial additional resources for Scottish Councils over the next 3 years. These include significant extra provision for community care. However, it is for each council to decide how to allocate its funds.
§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the expenditure on Care in the Community in each council area in(a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98; and what is budgeted for 1998–99. [61539]
§ Mr. GalbraithNet council expenditure on Social Work excluding that implicitly on services for children is set out in the table.
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£000 Provisional Outturn Councils 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Aberdeen, City 37,384 38,029 39,687 Aberdeenshire 32,395 32,010 33,419 Angus 17,065 18,199 19,409 Argyll and Bute 13,653 14,627 14,954 Clackmannanshire 6,651 6,972 7,656 Dumfries and Galloway 22,037 22,642 23,346 Dundee 28,813 24,245 26,208 East Ayrshire 18,403 18,826 20,090 East Dunbartonshire 11,278 11,946 13,337 East Lothian 14,184 15,223 14,809 East Renfrewshire 8,807 10,088 10,713 Edinburgh, City 68,334 70,537 72,966 Eilean Siar 8,967 8,546 8,792 Falkirk 20,218 20,914 21,359 Fife 57,800 59,578 61,918
£000 Provisional Outturn Councils 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Glasgow City 151,551 149,831 149,478 Highland 32,053 32,187 34,031 Inverclyde 15,587 14,271 15,691 Midlothian 11,411 11,889 12,622 Moray 12,343 12,795 13,564 North Ayrshire 19,374 19,758 20,128 North Lanarkshire 46,692 50,204 52,127 Orkney 4,201 4,426 4,570 Perthshire and Kinross 16,971 17,917 18,548 Renfrewshire 23,242 25,414 26,956 Scottish Borders 17,698 17,460 18,526 Shetland 6,079 6,191 6,382 South Ayrshire 16,884 17,843 19,768 South Lanarkshire 38,575 45,826 42,276 Stirling 12,048 11,333 11,756 West Dunbartonshire 17,609 18,561 19,465 West Lothian 20,287 21,637 21,804 Scotland 828,594 849,925 876,355 All figures are net of loan and leasing charges.