§ MR. PIKE PEASE (Darlington)To ask the Secretary for Scotland what was the total annual expenditure by local bodies in Scotland in the year ending 1906–7, and also the total of the municipal debt for that year.
(Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) For the information required I would refer the hon. Member to the table at page vii. of the Local Taxation (Scotland) Returns for 1905–6 (H.C. 305 (1907). The corresponding volume for 1906–7 is in course of preparation, and is not likely to be ready for some months. So far as regards the expenditure on education for 1906–7, the information will be found on page xii. of Command Paper 4112.