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Mr. Allan Stewart
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities will benefit from the Bellwin scheme invoked after the severe storms in February of the current year; and by how much.
Mr. Lang
Claims for special financial assistance under the Bellwin scheme have now been assessed and I can announce that £62,000 in grant will be made available to three authorities which suffered an undue financial burden in responding to the storms and floods of February under the terms of the scheme which I announced on 8 February.The details of grant are:
| £ | |
| Highland Regional Council | 30,761 |
| Inverness District Council | 13,542 |
| Perth and Kinross District Council | 18,132 |
| 62,435 |