§ 110. Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, a statement showing the calculation of the total Scottish Exchequer equalisation grant for the year 1961–62, including the total 195W relevant local expenditure for England and Wales, the total weighted populations of England and Wales, the total weighted population of Scotland, the notional relevant local expenditure in Scotland, the total amounts of the Exchequer equalisation grants payable in England and Wales, the rates burden for England and Wales, the population of England and Wales, the population of Scotland, the notional rates burden for Scotland, and the notional Exchequer grant far Scotland, all as taken into account in the calculation, and, where final figures for any item are not available, showing the latest provisional figures.
§ Mr. NobleFollowing are the figures, which are provisional, except for population.
CALCULATION OF THE TOTAL SCOTTISH EQUALISATION GRANT FOR THE YEAR 1961/62 England and Wales (excluding London) Weighted population 53,016,551 Population 42,986,020 Relevant local expenditure £780,993,410 Rate-deficiency grants £110,805,794 Rates burden £670,187,616 Scotland Weighted population 6,647,219 Population 5,183,930 Relevant local expenditure £108,396,283 Notional relevant local expenditure, Scotland=Relevant local expenditure England & Wales x Weighted population Scotland Weighted population, England & Wales £ =97,921,010 Notional rates burden, Scotland=Rates burden, England & Wales x population, Scotland Population, England & Wales = 80,821,758 Notional Exchequer Grant, Scotland £17,099,252 Total Exchequer Grant, Scotland=Relevant local expenditure, Scotland x Notional Exchequer Grant, Scotland Notional relevant local expenditure, Scotland =£18,928,475 Less: Exchequer Transitional Grants £285,424 Total Scottish Exchequer Equalisation Grant £18,643,051