§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the annual rate relief given to Scottish industry in each year since 1945.
§ Mr. MaclayIt is estimated that had there been no derating under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, industrial and freight transport subjects in Scotland would have paid additional rates of the order shown in the following table:
Year Amount £m. 1945–46 … … … … 2.7 1946–47 … … … … 3.0 1947–48 … … … … 3.2 1948–49 … … … … 2.8 1949–50 … … … … 2.9 1950–51 … … … … 3.1 1951–52 … … … … 3.7 1952–53 … … … … 4.4 1953–54 … … … … 4.9 1954–55 … … … … 4.9 1955–56 … … … … 5.4 1956–57 … … … … 6.2