In response to requests from local authorities, the amount of grant paid to authorities for coast protection schemes in each of the last five years is as follows:YearGrant AmountLocal AuthorityScheme1999£54,942Highland CouncilKyle Prospect £119,402Highland CouncilShieldaigVillage Improvements £216,102Moray CouncilBuckie Rook Craig, West Pier1998£33,693Highland CouncilHuna, John O'Groats £1,157Highland CouncilCrofts 2+4 Camus Lusta, Isle of Skye £18,159Aberdeenshire CouncilPort Erroll1997£32,548Highland CouncilSkye Golf Club Sconser £5,247Highland CouncilCrofts 2+4 CamusLusta, Isle of Skye £6,982Fife CouncilEast Wemyss Caves1996£86,295Fife CouncilDysart and East Wemyss £292Grampian Regional CouncilBanff Harbour £12,320Highland CouncilFortrose1995£11,794Grampian Regional CouncilStonehaven Old Lifeboat Station £7,336Highland Regional CouncilClachan and Mill Place, Raasay £17,537Grampian Regional CouncilGourdon Harbour, Ware Hole £84,374Grampian Regional CouncilBuckie £3,349Highland Regional CouncilKyleakin Harbour Development...