§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the rank order of regional and island authorities in each of the past three years according to the value of their rates per head of population, showing the rank in descending order; and if he will show the relative position of Scotland overall in each case.
68W
§ Mr. YoungerThe information is given in the table below. The figures take no account of grants in respect of rate rebates or the domestic element of rate support grant. They are based on total income derived, in regional areas from region and district rates and, in island areas, from the general rate. The table should not be taken to indicate relative levels of rates payable by individual ratepayers since it incorporates rates payable on all classes of property (including industrial and commercial).
1977–78 Rating area Rates per head £ Central 132.49 Strathclyde 110.42 Lothian 109.24 Orkney 107.78 SCOTLAND 100.63 Tayside 87.12 Grampian 83.86 Highland 76.60 Borders 70.81 Fife 69.40 Dumfries and Galloway 63.66 Western Isles 45.26 Shetland 41.45 1978–79 Rating area Rates per head £ Orkney 355.40 Central 138.33 Lothian 128.56 Grampian 116.04 Strathclyde 113.82 SCOTLAND 112.60 Shetland 110.34 Tayside 101.20 Highland 92.43 Fife 87.80 Borders 74.50 Dumfries and Galloway 73.01 Western Isles 61.96 1979–80 Rating area Rates per head £ Orkney 460.73 Shetland 344.89 Lothian 160.31 Central 158.78 Grampian 149.85 SCOTLAND 132.18 Strathclyde 126.93 Highland 111.32 Tayside 110.16 Fife 106.60 Borders 88.96 Dumfries and Galloway 86.33 Western Isles 74.17
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new jobs 69W were created in each regional and island authority and in Scotland overall in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is not available for the years and in the form requested. The ScottishEconomic Bulletin Number 17—spring 1979, pages 14–32—contains an analysis by region of job gains in Scottish manufacturing industry in the period up to 1975.
Unemployment rates for June in each year as a percentage of the June 1976 rate Region 1976 1977 1978 1979 Border … … … … 100 114 108 97 Central … … … … 100 127 125 122 Dumfries and Galloway … … 100 109 120 116 Fife … … … … 100 136 136 130 Grampian … … … … 100 137 143 153 Highland … … … … 100 152 150 162 Lothian … … … … 100 135 131 125 Strathclyde … … … … 100 129 131 126 Tayside … … … … 100 123 123 131 Orkney … … … … 100 148 159 211 Shetland … … … … 100 122 107 104 Western Isles … … … … 100 97 69 86 Scotland … … … … 100 129 129 125 Note: Calculations based on figures published in table 100(b) of the Scottish Abstract of Statistics for the years 1976–78. 1979 figures are provisional.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unemployment rate in June in each of the past three years in each of the regional and island authorities; and what were the figures for Scotland overall.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the table below.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE OF EACH YEAR Region 1977 1978 1979 Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Border 4.1 3.9 3.5 Central 7.5 7.4 7.2 Dumfries and Galloway 7.5 8.3 8.0 Fife 8.3 8.3 7.9 Grampian 4.1 4.3 4.6 Highland 7.9 7.8 8.4 Lothian 7.0 6.8 6.5 Strathclyde 10.1 10.2 9.8 Tayside 7.5 7.5 8.0 Orkney 4.0 4.3 5.7 Shetland 3.3 2.9 2.8 Western Isles 13.3 9.5 11.8 Scotland 8.4 8.4 8.1 Note: Figures for the years 1977–78, are as published in table 100(b) of the Scottish Abstract of Statistics. 1979 figures are provisional.