HC Deb 02 December 1998 vol 321 cc222-3W
Mr. Gorrie

To 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. Galbraith

Following 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. Gorrie

To 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. Galbraith

Net council expenditure on Social Work excluding that implicitly on services for children is set out in the table.

£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.