Current status: Answered by Elaine Murray on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of underspend was in the Historic Buildings Repair Grants Scheme for 2001-02 and what the reason was for the underspend.
I have asked Graeme Munro, Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:The amount of grant awarded but unclaimed at the end of 2001-02 under the Historic Buildings Repair Grants Scheme was £2.9 million. This was due to projects failing to start on site on the date previously notified to Historic Scotland and to delays in the works programmes of projects already on site, all leading to a lower level of grant being claimed in the financial year.