§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total Scottish local authorities'(a) current expenditure and (b) capital expenditure in real terms as a percentage of Scottish gross domestic product in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe available information is given in the table.
Current expenditure as a percentage of the Scottish gross domestic product per cent. Capital expenditure as a percentage of the Scottish gross domestic product per cent. 1971–72 10.0 5.6 1972–73 10.3 5.9 1973–74 10.0 6.8 1974–75 12.5 7.4 1975–76 14.2 6.2 1976–77 13.4 5.3 1977–78 12.8 4.9 1978–79 13.1 4.3 1979–80 14.5 4.4 1980–81 15.1 3.9 1981–82 15.3 4.0 1982–83 15.0 3.9 1983–84 14.5 4.2 1984–85 14.7 3.8 1985–86 14.0 3.5 1986–87 13.7 3.4 1987–88 13.7 3.7 1988–89 13.2 3.5 1989–90 13.0 3.5 Figures on the Scottish gross domestic product are not available for 1970 and are not yet available for 1990. The interim years' figures were supplied by the Central Statistical Office.