§ 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 the latest year for which figures are available, showing (a) the electorate and estimated population, (6) expenditure per elector on environmental health services, housing maintenance, leisure and recreation, (c) the level of district rate and rate support grant, (d) the number of council houses and the average rent and (e) the number of new council houses completed.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 25 April 1988]: The information for the year 1987–88 is set out in the table.
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District Councils Number on Electorate Roll at 15 February 1987 Total estimated population 30 June 1987 Expenditure per elector on environmental health services 1987–88 £ Expenditure per elector on housing maintenance 1987–88 £ Expenditure per elector on leisure and recreation 1987–88 £ District Rate Poundage 1987–88 P Rate Support Grant 1987–88 £ Berwickshire 15,020 18,833 1.53 23.50 26.70 9.5 404,530 Ettrick and Lauderdale 26,424 33,441 6.66 38.03 23.99 10.3 737,475 Roxburgh 28,665 35,133 6.45 48.42 31.61 12 1,531,257 Tweeddale 11,854 14,734 4.22 39.82 19.91 9 292,931 Clackmannan 36,946 47,412 9.66 53.65 31.07 17.2 500,520 Falkirk 110,951 143,229 7.38 66.21 32.06 14.5 1,621,467 Stirling 64,047 81,436 9.56 42.91 38.13 22 0 Annandale and Eskdale 28,475 36,162 5.58 25.60 22.86 11 767,602 Nithsdale 43,755 57,293 6.60 45.96 17.39 11 926,339 Stewartry 18,544 23,292 3.18 24.70 16.18 9 407,757 Wigtown 23,196 30,289 4.31 51.56 17.03 8.5 689,769 Dunfermline 97,250 129,049 5.92 51.69 35.43 11.25 1,469,223 Kirkcaldy 116,580 147,963 6.51 73.53 29.16 14.75 2,194,642 North East Fife 52,755 67,578 9.36 40.00 24.09 13.8 1,036,365 Aberdeen City 175,434 213,228 6.37 48.76 37.26 14.5 1,864,770 Banff and Buchan 62,864 83,753 4.01 35.44 24.80 10.5 961,876 Gordon 53,321 71,986 4.80 18.21 12.77 11 1,967,503 Kincardine and Deeside 36,588 48,402 4.67 9.65 23.94 7.2 774,752 Moray 62,908 85,494 4.47 36.50 29.63 9.5 1,230,803 Badenoch and Strathspey 8,378 10,765 4.42 11.34 15.40 9 118,125 Caithness 20,765 27,025 6.02 36.46 19.60 12.5 1,116,503 Inverness 45,409 61,077 5.90 37.88 32.04 9 666,472 Lochaber 14,744 19,117 4.61 54.60 15.60 14.5 366,832 Nairn 7,976 10,310 2.76 22.82 26.20 9.5 276,410 Ross and Cromarty 34,776 47,897 8.86 26.08 28.64 12.5 1,390,285 Skye and Lochalsh 8,842 11,332 5.99 20.70 9.73 11 519,236 Sutherland 10,751 13,085 8.19 24.37 17.39 9 686,590 East Lothian 65,559 81,855 5.28 33.92 34.56 17 1,476,155 Edinburgh City 367,582 438,721 6.50 31.33 31.17 16.2 10,957,830 Midlothian 61,128 81,440 4.06 41.73 42.83 17 3,092,490 West Lothian 104,767 141,684 8.08 36.75 30.77 14.5 3,767,375 Argyll and Bute 49,274 65,737 6.94 40.95 40.79 18 3,692,253 Bearsden and Milngavie 31,853 40,365 3.70 9.48 28.35 14 614,090 Clydebank 38,189 48,573 7.15 76.02 33.60 20 4,333,984 Clydesdale 44,310 58,436 5.91 75.72 35.61 16.75 3,046,767 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 46,136 62,547 4.29 26.29 43.70 16.5 1,406,860 Cumnock and Doon Valley 34,107 43,302 7.21 77.46 34.39 17 2,472,252 Cunninghame 106,060 137,265 7.21 57.55 38.15 20.5 2,746,711 Dumbarton 59,490 79,704 9.21 69.73 38.66 19 554,486 East Kilbride 63,993 81,718 7.25 5.23 41.63 13.75 1,315,033 Eastwood 44,203 57,185 2.96 8.48 25.45 11 947,628 Glasgow City 573,009 715,621 9.31 75.83 47.22 27.5 44,035,585 Hamilton 81,268 107,018 7.17 77.99 36.26 19 3,903,319 Inverclyde 75,605 96,382 6.84 68.39 41.48 16 3,439,404 Kilmarnock and Loudon 63,437 81,186 4.30 76.11 35.15 18.5 2,592,436 Kyle and Carrick 90,290 112,999 8.26 42.56 37.96 17 1,440,430 Monklands 80,280 106,187 7.15 106.49 43.96 18 5,467,392 Motherwell 111,377 147,542 5.40 83.37 37.14 16.5 4,903,780 Renfrew 160,171 201,295 6.99 62.23 41.77 21 7,282,146 Strathkelvin 66,080 89,475 6.48 31.52 40.81 18 3,587,719 Angus 71,661 94,407 5.85 45.63 28.73 12 2,496,545 Dundee City 137,921 175,748 8.04 53.98 34.86 12 7,242,704 Perth and Kinross 94,226 123,607 8.08 39.78 31.23 13.5 2,372,225 Orkney Island 14,975 19,338 6.74 25.44 19.23 53 9,418,557 Shetland Island 16,357 22,429 11.68 155.35 42.12 59 11,061,435 Western Isles 23,685 31,048 3.80 19.67 11.82 74 29,750,471 SCOTLAND 3,994,211 5,112,129 6.96 52.48 35.98 74.75 1,777,322,740 196W 197W
Number of council houses 30 September 1987 Average rent 1987–88 £ Local authority dwellings completed in 1987–88 District councils Berwickshire 2,516 797.86 17 Ettrick and Lauderdale 4,146 721.89 0 Roxburgh 5,574 877.00 0 Tweeddale 1,445 683.03 12 Clackmannan 8,844 745.46 0 Falkirk 30,341 722.36 74
Number of council houses 30 September 1987 Average rent 1987.88 £ Local authority dwellings completed in 1987–88 Stirling 12,180 783.45 0 Annandale and Eskdale 4,957 857.40 35 Nithsdale 7,625 720.55 66 Stewartry 2,352 855.50 40 Wigtown 4,377 868.56 20 Dunfermline 19,705 764.52 178 Kirkcaldy 23,504 796.79 131 North East Fife 6,805 887.88 65 Aberdeen City 37,206 763.96 93 Banff and Buchan 11,672 811.66 67 Gordon 5,387 785.88 171 Kincardine and Deeside 3,484 745.52 41 Moray 10,205 814.54 34 Badenoch and Strathspey 1,075 796.79 13 Caithness 3,894 771.66 29 Inverness 6,684 830.09 32 Lochaber 3,010 833.56 0 Nairn 1,068 821.02 22 Ross and Cromarty 6,130 824.45 46 Skye and Lochalsh 771 778.53 11 Sutherland 1,716 750.15 33 East Lothian 14,524 764.76 71 Edinburgh City 50,610 791.71 63 Midlothian 11,318 713.00 14 West Lothian 20,475 703.53 8 Argyll and Bute 7,932 821.53 12 Bearsden and Milngavie 1,765 861.99 35 Clydebank 11,361 887.23 0 Clydesdale 9,406 719.94 0 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 4,142 853.90 6 Cumnock and Doon Valley 9,751 707.61 6 Cunninghame 22,100 676.71 0 Dumbarton 12,428 759.43 18 East Kilbride 1,363 859.57 0 Eastwood 1,782 647.22 14 Glasgow City 165,749 760.63 0 Hamilton 22,133 772.48 8 Inverclyde 18,361 692.92 64 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 16,561 720.27 0 Kyle and Carrick 16,742 747.95 47 Monklands 27,786 806.13 0 Motherwell 38,259 733.42 0 Renfrew 37,051 675.65 82 Strathkelvin 9,933 795.92 7 Angus 12,951 757.99 40 Dundee City 38,504 707.62 0 Perth and Kinross 14,663 721.70 0 Orkney Island 1,432 831.49 12 Shetland Island 2,634 828.14 20 Western Isles 2,541 911.22 33 Scotland 830,930 758.03 1,790 Notes:
1. Expenditure on environmental health services and leisure and recreation is based on provisional outturns.
2. Housing maintenance expenditure is the budgeted expenditure reported in "Rating review" published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (C.I.P.F.A.).
3. Rate poundage after selective action.
4. R.S.G. is after abatement. The figures are R.S.G. entitlements based on provisional expenditure outturns. An Order to give effect to them will be laid shortly.
5. The electoral roll figures exclude attainers which numbered about 62,000 in 1987–88.