§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has to reimburse local authorities in Scotland in respect of the shortfall in income from the community charge as a result of the exemptions for full-time students.
§ Mr. LangThe distribution of revenue support grant will take into account the reduced level of community charge payable by full-time students.
§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of full-time students in each of(a) the regions and (b) districts of Scotland who will be eligible for exemption from 80 per cent. of the community charge.
§ Mr. LangThe information will not be available until the community charge registration process is complete. The latest estimates by region, rounded to the nearest 1,000 are given below:
Region Students Borders 1,000 Central 5,000 Dumfries and Galloway 1,000 Fife 6,000 Grampian 11,000 Highland 1,000 Lothian 22,000 Strathclyde 40,000 Tayside 9,000 Islands Areas 196,000 1 Less than 500.