What action it is taking to ensure that there is adequate provision of social work services in Glasgow to enable the childrens panel system…

Glasgow will receive £975.3 million in total revenue grant this year. Of this, £4.21 million of unhypothecated grant has been allocated from the Children's Services Development Fund and £3.2 million has been allocated from the Surestart programme.Glasgow will also shortly receive an additional £662,000 in-year as part of our £3 million investment in youth justice teams announced on 18 October. They will receive £2.19 million in 2003-04 to tackle youth crime through the Children's Services Development Fund, and will be able to bid for a share of an additional £5.5 million through the recently announced Intensive Support Fund to carry out a range of activities in this area between now and 2005-06.