§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the reply on 31 March, Official Report, 110W c. 236–40, to the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Mr. Lambie) if he will correct the table for the 1983–84 "Relevant Expenditure" guideline in respect of Glasgow district in the light of the inadvertent inclusion of unaccounted contingencies of £8 million in the ranking of overspend figures.
§ Mr. YoungerThe figure shown for Glasgow district council in my reply to the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Mr. Lambie) on 31 March was correctly based on the information provided by the district council. Note 2 at the end of the answer stated that the figures had only just been received and might be subject to change. As a result of inquiries which were not complete at 31 March, a figure of £8 million, which was shown for contingencies, will not be included in the figures relevant for rate support grant purposes (excluding loan charges), since the district council has explained that that figure has been included mainly for loan charges, although not shown as such on their budget return. The revised information for Glasgow district now reads as follows:
Glasgow City £ million 1982–83 Guideline 69.21 1982–83 Original Budget 77.75 1982–83 Provisional Outturn 80.21 Per cent. Provisional Outturn Deviation from Guideline +15.9 £ million 1983–84 Guideline 66.34 1983–84 Budget 90.56 Volume 40, columns 236–240.