The information asked for is contained in the following table: Number of Recipients of Direct Payments, year to 31 March Local Authority 2002-03 2003-04 Aberdeen City 11 40 Aberdeenshire 11 19 Angus 30 32 Argyll and Bute 0 29 Clackmannanshire 18 23 Dumfries and Galloway 27 39 Dundee City 0 9 East Ayrshire 17 25 East Dunbartonshire 0 1 East Lothian 7 13 East Renfrewshire 0 2 Edinburgh, City of 89 120 Eilean Siar 5 4 Falkirk 0 19 Fife 120 190 Glasgow City 15 26 Highland 43 55 Inverclyde 0 0 Midlothian 0 4 Moray 7 17 North Ayrshire 0 19 North Lanarkshire 11 18 Orkney Islands 1 16 Perth and Kinross 19 20 Renfrewshire 3 7 Scottish Borders 50 87 Shetland Islands 0 4 South Ayrshire 31 32 South Lanarkshire 0 4 Stirling 0 8 West Dunbartonshire 0 13 West Lothian 19 17 Scotland 534 912 Source: SEHD annual survey of direct payments.The information can also be found on the SE website...