§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report, for each district authority in Scotland, for each of the years from 1985 to 1988, showing the average council rent and district rate in constant 1987 prices.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe tables show the average council house rent and the average domestic rate bill in each local authority area.
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1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Lochaber 731.94 780.08 833.56 843.94 Nairn 763.10 801.69 821.02 860.36 Ross and Cromarty 717.82 804.01 824.45 868.82 Skye and Lochalsh 840.88 935.30 778.53 868.33 Sutherland 721.71 773.55 750.15 774.28 East Lothian 698.41 729.19 764.76 795.87 Edinburgh 752.93 730.97 791.71 853.89 Midlothian 667.24 696.45 713.00 731.98 West Lothian 664.09 689.68 703.53 738.95 Argyll and Bute 863.56 835.39 821.53 895.69 Bearsden and Milngavie 686.29 776.97 861.99 903.16 Clydebank 687.38 821.34 887.23 959.89 Clydesdale 685.16 710.85 719.94 779.25 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 718.36 805.27 853.90 899.67 Cumnock and Doon Valley 626.30 663.50 707.61 744.42 Cunninghame 499.03 573.33 676.71 736.46 Dumbarton 529.08 637.48 759.43 899.67 East Kilburn 760.51 848.88 859.57 869.82 Eastwood 648.37 652.01 647.22 678.74 Glasgow 600.28 688.23 760.63 843.44 Hamilton 617.55 698.79 772.48 792.19 Inverclyde 636.89 677.23 692.92 718.05 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 597.31 678.09 720.27 738.45 Kyle and Carrick 686.64 730.05 747.95 774.78 Monklands 638.41 746.81 806.13 845.44 Motherwell 635.18 680.36 733.42 750.89 Renfrew 553.22 627.88 675.65 702.12 Strathkelvin 654.97 774.42 795.92 853.89 Angus 713.79 751.99 757.99 732.98 Dundee 553.62 634.86 707.62 805.13 Perth and Kinross 672.60 705.93 721.70 729.99 Orkney Islands 742.21 791.10 831.49 871.81 Shetland Islands 757.42 817.14 828.14 872.80 Western Isles 872.50 900.65 911.22 930.03 Note: Rent figures for 1985–86 to 1987–88 are as at 30 September, those for 1988–89 are from local authority housing revenue account returns.
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Average domestic rate bills at 1987–88 prices 1985–86 £ 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ AVERAGE SCOTLAND 425 438 474 477 Berwickshire 289 312 335 337 Ettrick and Lauderdale 292 317 335 340 Roxburgh 292 320 337 338 Tweeddale 300 328 354 357 Clackmannan 346 364 406 429 Falkirk 363 365 389 408 Stirling 477 502 537 558 Annandale and Eskdale 302 327 347 364 Nithsdale 323 341 361 379 Stewartry 322 338 358 380 Wigtown 282 306 318 338 Dunfermline 412 392 420 441 Kirkcaldy 416 398 420 438 North East Fife 457 449 479 496 Aberdeen City 373 397 390 412 Banff and Buchan 256 290 296 328 Gordon 295 319 355 374 Kincardine and Deeside 301 332 344 378 Moray 255 286 294 321 Badenoch and Strathspey 324 348 388 360 Caithness 237 268 314 296 Inverness 351 388 428 406 Lochaber 291 321 361 340 Nairn 376 406 437 403 Ross and Cromarty 269 332 366 345 Skye and Lochalsh 198 218 248 237 Sutherland 201 224 248 235 East Lothian 469 483 549 603 Edinburgh City 482 476 553 612 Midlothian 460 463 515 565 West Lothian 402 408 470 521 Argyll and Bute 369 389 439 425 Bearsden and Milngavie 762 803 897 847 Clydebank 441 448 471 448 Clydesdale 413 445 504 482
1985–86 £ 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 456 480 544 521 Cumnock and Doon Valley 376 389 430 411 Cunninghame 445 466 512 490 Dumbarton 530 550 582 557 East Kilbride 479 503 563 543 Eastwood 719 718 803 758 Glasgow City 473 485 511 483 Hamilton 520 542 557 526 Inverclyde 469 476 515 493 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 436 459 484 463 Kyle and Carrick 514 526 578 553 Monklands 465 487 522 500 Motherwell 460 473 502 479 Renfrew 513 527 561 517 Strathkelvin 545 579 622 580 Angus 332 339 378 405 Dundee City 411 414 451 464 Perth and Kinross 370 370 420 442 Orkney 181 180 181 183 Shetland 199 203 194 367 Western Isles 197 204 206 211