§ 52. Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total revenue, exclusive of Government grants, of Scottish local authorities in the financial year 1967–68.
§ Dr. Dickson MabonFull information about local authority revenue for 1967–68, including income from rents and trading services, is not yet available: but rates, including contributions in lieu of rates by the nationalised industries, totalled about £149 million.
§ 53. Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total sum borrowed by Scottish local authorities in 1967–68; and what proportion of this borrowing was from the Consolidated Fund.
§ Mr. RossThe authorities' gross longer-term borrowing in the year was £236 million of which £87 million or 37 per cent. came from the Consolidated Fund.