§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much each unitary and island authority in Scotland has saved as a result of the spend to save scheme in 1997–98. [31380]
§ Mr. Macdonald[holding answer 26 February 1998]: The spend to save scheme allows authorities to forgo part of their capital allocation and receive extra revenue grant instead. It is for authorities themselves to ensure that value for money is obtained from the use of the extra grant. In most cases, savings are likely to accrue over a number of years and it is not possible to say now what these might amount to.