§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of allocations of money over £10,000 made from the Challenge Fund in the financial year 1997–98, indicating allocations over £10,000 already made from the fund for financial years 1998–-99 and 1999–2000; what is the total available under the fund for each of the next three financial years; and what percentage of this will be under the control of the Scottish Parliament. [65952]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The information is set out in the tables. The allocations shown are fully committed for those projects that were successful in the 1997–98 Central Challenge Fund and the 1997–98 and 1998–99 Transport Challenge Funds. These resources will come under the control of the Scottish Parliament. 127W
(b) Transport Challenge Fund £000 Financial year Authority 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Aberdeen City — 2,400 2,900 Angus 1,000 1,000 — Argyll and Bute 3,000 — — East Renfrewshire — 800 1,700 Edinburgh, City of 4,000 7,200 5,000 Falkirk — 500 2,500 Fife — 900 1,800 Highland 3,000 — — Midlothian — 1,000 1,500 Scottish Borders 4,000 2,500 — South Lanarkshire — 500 2,000 Stirling — 1,200 2,800 SPTA — 800 4,200 Total 15,000 18,800 24,400 Note:
1. The figures describe original awards which, due to slippage and other factors, are subject to change.
2. There are no Transport Challenge Fund awards due in 2000-01 or 2001–02.
Source:
Scottish Office Development Department