§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the average loan charge per local authority dwelling in each district from 1979–80 to 1984–85.
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Average Loan Charge per Local Authority Dwelling (£) Authority 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Berwickshire 578 614 638 639 650 656 Ettrick and Lauderdale 475 507 498 486 474 509 Roxburgh 444 521 577 578 592 623 Tweeddale 291 356 362 332 297 295 Clackmannan 374 413 405 393 393 384 Falkirk 343 386 387 390 394 400 Stirling 325 416 411 424 438 444 Annandale and Eskdale 464 575 633 698 798 824 Nithsdale 229 257 268 287 306 335 Stewartry 437 516 578 584 614 650 Wigtown 377 431 434 444 448 474 Dunfermline 345 389 389 384 375 384 Kirkcaldy 339 366 391 393 419 431 North East Fife 356 426 433 470 369 408 Aberdeen 438 518 530 515 489 479 Banff and Buchan 556 647 643 627 611 591 Gordon 650 737 749 757 768 822 Kincardine and Deeside 526 591 606 609 666 727 Moray 533 580 590 601 621 605 Badenoch and Strathspey 615 734 785 864 951 927 Caithness 425 510 522 558 611 644 Inverness 465 574 604 617 625 680 Lochaber 678 711 769 791 805 839 Nairn 466 490 636 591 662 722
§ Mr. AncramThe information is set out in the table:
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Authority 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Ross and Cromarty 845 986 960 914 935 991 Skye and Lochalsh 658 807 880 899 977 1,066 Sutherland 496 634 597 637 659 719 East Lothian 420 472 477 471 476 474 Edinburgh 363 403 406 428 396 380 Midlothian 391 420 415 397 390 387 West Lothian 333 371 359 366 365 373 Argyll and Bute 574 687 727 792 800 789 Bearsden and Milngavie 466 562 525 547 568 583 Clydebank 468 514 543 557 531 545 Clydesdale 298 338 322 303 297 312 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 332 407 405 411 403 440 Cumnock and Doon Valley 291 342 343 352 360 372 Cunninghame 340 402 386 399 358 359 Dumbarton 321 352 358 360 350 350 East Kilbride 403 473 499 499 512 551 Eastwood 344 331 294 264 256 288 Glasgow 404 487 544 560 559 558 Hamilton 343 396 418 418 402 404 Inverclyde 409 486 489 487 447 459 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 320 359 349 345 353 368 Kyle and Carrick 380 414 430 458 484 502 Monklands 332 396 411 429 452 454 Motherwell 326 396 405 412 406 406 Renfrew 275 312 315 319 310 323 Strathkelvin 374 461 502 488 485 493 Angus 411 451 453 436 417 417 Dundee 322 365 373 377 366 388 Perth and Kinross 318 365 378 366 361 370 Orkney 1,024 1,036 1,073 918 1,033 1,021 Shetland 1,029 1,425 1,242 1,313 1,201 1,316 Western Isles 720 923 1,088 1,182 1,268 1,415 Source: Local Authority returns to Scottish Development Department.
§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total level of loan charges for Scottish local authority housing revenue accounts; and if he will estimate the effect of a half per cent. 1 per cent., and 2 per cent. increase and decrease in interest rates on these loan charges.
§ Mr. AncramThe main component of loan charges on the HRA is interest charges, the other components being redemption of debt and loans fund expenses. For the purpose of the HSG settlement for 1984–85 an average interest rate of 10.2 per cent. was projected and the application of this rate gave an estimated total loan charges figure for all Scottish local authority housing revenue accounts of £389,518,193. The effect on total loan charges of changes in the interest rate is as follows:
Change in Interest Rate Effect on Loan Charges Per cent. £ ±½ ±15,331,230 ±1 ±30,662,460 ±2 ±61,324,920
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Public Sector Rents Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1983 Average Annual Standard Rent at 1 April 1984 Authority Local Authority New Towns Local Authority New Towns £ £ £ £ Scotland 512.56 660.62 544.80 718.52 Berwickshire 600.43 — 663.35 — Ettrick & Lauderdale 572.13 — 691.21 — Roxburgh 645.72 — 697.72 — Tweeddale 588.99 — 588.99 —