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Storm Damage

Volume 196: debated on Thursday 17 October 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities will benefit from the Bellwin scheme invoked after the severe storms in January of the current year; and by how much.

Claims for special financial assistance under the Bellwin scheme have now been assessed and I can announce that £85,000 in grant will be made available to three authorities which suffered an undue financial burden in responding to the storms and floods of January under the terms of the scheme which I announced on 8 January.The details of grant are:

£
Cunninghame district council72,100
Kyle and Carrick district council8,932
Dumbarton district council4109
85,141
Payments will be issued to these authorities as soon as possible.