HC Deb 30 March 1999 vol 328 cc615-6W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been allocated to each local education authority in Scotland since 9 March 1999 for the purchase of library books in pursuance of the Budget announcement of additional funding for library books by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. [78733]

Mrs. Liddell

The information requested is given in the following table.

£
Council Allocation
Aberdeen City 188,409
Aberdeenshire 278,455
Angus 121,279
Argyll and Bute 116,686
Clackmannan 52,155
Dumfries and Galloway 176,975
Dundee 142,037
East Ayrshire 132,121
East Dumbarton 131,927
East Lothian 91,081
East Renfrewshire 105,039
Edinburgh 346,458
Eilean Siar 46,055
Falkirk 148,303
Fife 377,766
Glasgow 545,640
Highland 275,354
Inverclyde 91,016
Midlothian 91,218
£
Council Allocation
Moray 99,151
North Ayrshire 149,364
North Lanark 361,131
Orkney 30,358
Perth and Kinross 138,500
Renfrewshire 184,664
Scottish Borders 116,653
Shetland 37,976
South Ayrshire 120,513
South Lanark 328,004
Stirling 93,404
West Dumbarton 107,915
West Lothian 174,348

From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.