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School Rationalisations
Mr. Swinney: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by project of over £10,000 the moneys made available to local authorities for school rationalisations for the financial year 1997-98; what projects have been earmarked for funding in financial years 1998-99 and 1999-2000; how much funding has been allocated to each; what is the proposed total budget for school rationalisations for each of the next three financial years; and what percentage of this will be under the control of the Scottish Parliament. [65930]
Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 18 January 1999]: Under special arrangements, which apply only for financial year 1998-99, £15 million has been distributed to the eight authorities listed to assist them in improving the facilities and buildings at schools involved in rationalisation plans in their areas. The distribution of the resources is not tied to specific rationalisation projects. It is, of course, open to authorities to allocate funds from their general capital resources in support of school rationalisation. From 1 July 1999, local government finance, including local authorities' responsibilities for schools funding will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
| Authorities | £000 |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 525 |
| Argyll and Bute | 440 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 87 |
| Dundee City | 460 |
| East Ayrshire | 643 |
| Glasgow City | 12,000 |
| South Lanarkshire | 485 |
| West Lothian | 360 |
New Housing Partnership
Mr. Swinney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of allocations of money over £10,000 made under the New Housing Partnership in the financial year 1997-98 indicating allocations over £10,000 already made under the New Housing Partnership for financial years 1998-99 and
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1999-2000, and further indicating (a) the amount allocated to running costs and (b) the total funds available for each of the next three financial years. [65954]
Mr. Macdonald
[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The information is contained in the table.
| Councils | 1997-98 | 1998-99 |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 367 | 330 |
| Aberdeenshire | 223 | 65 |
| Angus | 190 | -- |
| Argyll and Bute | 207 | -- |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 146 | 56 |
| Clackmannanshire | 157 | 780 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 276 | 100 |
| Dundee City | 424 | 3,275 |
| East Ayrshire | 306 | 1,261 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 181 | 68 |
| East Lothian | 186 | 2,945 |
| East Renfrewshire | 157 | 25 |
| Edinburgh City | 731 | 7,718 |
| Falkirk | 360 | 200 |
| Fife | 175 | 125 |
| Glasgow City | 1,578 | 9,415 |
| Highland | 306 | 992 |
| Inverclyde | 241 | 33 |
| Midlothian | 190 | -- |
| Moray | 162 | 20 |
| North Ayrshire | 249 | 82 |
| North Lanarkshire | 718 | 1,752 |
| Orkney Islands | 120 | -- |
| Perth and Kinross | 231 | 187 |
| Renfrewshire | 371 | 93 |
| Scottish Borders | 167 | 135 |
| Shetland Island | 127 | 200 |
| South Ayrshire | 247 | -- |
| South Lanarkshire | 436 | 750 |
| Stirling | 211 | 311 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 285 | 15 |
| West Lothian | 272 | 2,630 |
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | 23 |
| 2000-2001 | 95 |
| 2001-2002 | 160 |
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
NHS Modernisation Programme
Mr. Swinney: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of allocations of money over £10,000 made under the modernisation programme for the NHS in Scotland announced on 5 November 1998 for financial years 1998-99 and 1999-2000; and if he will give the total funds available for each of the next three financial years. [65810]
Mr. Galbraith
[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The Modernisation Programme comes into effect from April 1999. No allocations have therefore, been made in
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1998-99. £140 million is being made available for the modernisation programme in 1999-2000. The level of funds to be made available in 2000-01 and 2001-02 has still to be determined. Allocations for 1999-2000 have been made as follows:
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| Waiting list initiative | 44.5 |
| Bridging finance | 12.5 |
| GP staff and premises | 2.5 |
| Blood products etc. | 13.8 |
| Support for local health co-operatives | 13.5 |
The balance of funds will be distributed over the next financial year. From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Project Funding Allocation
Mr. Swinney: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list broken down by year and amount for each of the next three financial years those projects of value greater than £50,000 which have been allocated funds from the money announced by press release by his Department on 17 March 1998; and what percentage of the money remains unallocated. [65806]
Mr. Dewar [holding answer 18 January 1999]: The Scottish Office issued three news releases on 17 March 1998 about public expenditure allocations announcing an additional £44 million for the NHS in Scotland; £21 million of additional funding for education; and an increase of £4.5 million in funding for rural transport. From 1 July 1999 these will be matters for the Scottish Parliament. The information requested in relation to each of these is as follows:
- Health
- An additional £44.5 million has been added to the baseline of the NHS in Scotland specifically to tackle waiting lists.
- In 1999-2000, Health Boards will use these resources to provide full funding for 196 strategic projects established during the current year and designed to secure long-term, sustained reductions in waiting lists and waiting times. The Boards will be monitoring and auditing the progress and success of these projects and will allocate funding to them in 2000-01 and in subsequent years, as appropriate. I have arranged for a list, by Health Board, of the 104 projects which will cost in excess of £50,000 in 1999-2000 to be placed in the Library.
- Education
- Additional spending of £19 million for schools and child care was provided to local authorities in the current year under the normal allocation arrangements. Details are not available at this time of individual projects undertaken by those authorities. Additional funding of £1.4 million for further education was directed to colleges to assist in the transitional period following a change in funding methodology. No specific projects were involved in this allocation. Funding announced for the University for Industry (£880,000) will be utilised for the continued development costs of the project.
- Rural Transport
- £4.5 million per year for three years is being invested in the Rural Transport Funding Package. In 1998-99 £3.5 million has been earmarked for allocation to local authorities to provide additional public passenger transport services; it is for the local authorities to decide which public transport services they intend to fund and information about projects greater than £50,000 is not held centrally. The Scottish Office has issued 75 per cent. of the funding for this financial year; the remaining 25 per cent. is expected to be issued in the near future.
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- A further £600,000 has been earmarked in this financial year for community transport projects. The three community transport projects awarded grant amounts greater than £50,000, and the spread of payments over the three financial years involved, are listed in the table.
| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale Community Transport Project | 70,900 | 6,750 | 10,020 | 87,670 |
| Handicabs (Mid/East Lothian) | 31,500 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 61,500 |
| Handicabs (West Lothian) | 31,500 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 61,500 |
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