asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what capital grants were made: (a) to the Shetland Islands Council and (b) to the Orkney Islands Council in each of the last three years.

The annual returns submitted by the former local authorities on the Shetland and Orkney Isles indicate that capital grants and reimbursements were paid as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants were made from the Exchequer to bodies in (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland other than the Islands Councils of Orkney and Shetland in each of the last three years.

I shall write to the right hon. Member as soon as possible.