HC Deb 03 July 1991 vol 194 cc168-70W
Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much Scottish Office external funding was applied to(a) the city of Glasgow district council, (b) the city of Dundee district council, (c) the city of Aberdeen district council, (d) Renfrew district council, (e) Bearsden and Milngavie district council and (f) Eastwood district council in (i) total and (ii) per capita terms in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The information is set out in the table. Prior to 1990–91, Government support to local authorities for general fund expenditure comprised rate or revenue support grant, and, in the case of district authorities, very small amounts of specific grant. For 1990–91 and 1991–92, aggregate external finance also included non-domestic rate income following the central determination of rate poundages.

Total Central Government support and per capita support Glasgow
Total Government support £million Government support per capita £
1979–80 34.223 41
1980–81 41.886 51
1981–82 38.195 48
1982–83 43.610 55
1983–84 44.578 58
1984–85 40.753 53
1985–86 42.673 57
1986–87 38.396 52
1987–88 40.894 56
1988–89 47.179 65
1989–90 56.736 79
1990–91 132.331 188
1991–92 148.921 216

Dundee
Total Government support £ million Government support per capita £
1979–80 4.795 25
1980–81 4.941 26
1981–82 4.595 24
1982–83 5.314 28
1983–84 5.805 31
1984–85 5.550 30
1985–86 6.501 36
1986–87 6.399 36
1987–88 6.934 39
1988–89 7.812 44
1989–90 7.807 44
1990–91 19.571 112
1991–92 26.784 155

Aberdeen
Total Government support £ million Government support per capita £
1979–80 3.911 19
1980–81 4.968 24
1981–82 5.358 25

Total Government support £ million Government support per capita £
1982–83 4.916 23
1983–84 5.414 25
1984–85 5.539 26
1985–86 3.510 16
1986–87 2.734 13
1987–88 2.441 11
1988–89 4.348 20
1989–90 4.460 21
1990–91 23.628 112
1991–92 30.367 144

Renfrew
Total Government support £ million Government support per capita £
1979–80 6,079 29
1980–81 7,722 36
1981–82 7,643 36
1982–83 8,221 39
1983–84 8,476 40
1984–85 8,452 40
1985–86 7,079 34
1986–87 7,764 38
1987–88 7,042 35
1988–89 7,891 39
1989–90 7,287 36
1990–91 19,221 96
1991–92 26,018 129

Bearsden and Milngavie
Total Government support £ million Government support per capita £
1979–80 1.164 30
1980–81 1.368 35
1981–82 1.333 34
1982–83 1.427 36
1983–84 1.456 37
1984–85 1.339 34
1985–86 0.673 17
1986–87 0.610 15
1987–88 0.548 14
1988–89 0.634 16
1989–90 1.177 29
1990–91 3.093 77
1991–92 4.343 106

Eastwood
Total Government support £ million Government support per capita £
1979–80 1.229 24
1980–81 1.438 28
1981–82 1.456 28
1982–83 1.750 33
1983–84 1.705 32
1984–85 1.428 26
1985–86 0.923 17
1986–87 0.901 16
1987–88 0.821 15
1988–89 0.974 17
1989–90 1.592 28
1990–91 3.599 61
1991–92 5.526 91

Notes:

1. Total government support comprises Revenue Support Grants for the years 1979–80 to 1989–90. For 1990–91 and 1991–92 external finance comprises RSG plus Specific Grants and estimated non-domestic rate income and in 1991–92 community charge grant is also included. Specific Grants were also paid in earlier years but figures are not readily available and therefore have been excluded.

2. Transactions on the Housing Revenue Account are excluded.

3. The per capita figures were calculated using the mid-year population estimates relevant to each year in question.