HC Deb 14 February 1962 vol 653 cc166-71W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of Exchequer Equalisation Grant paid to each local authority during the last financial year; and what this figure represented as a percentage of each local authority's expenditure for the same year.

Mr. Maclay

The grants paid in the last financial year (1960–61) included balances in respect of previous years. The estimated grants in respect of 1960–61, which are partly payable in later years, are given for each local authority in Scotland in the table below, together with the percentage which the grant bears to the relevant local expenditure in 1960–61.

— Amount Percentage of Relevant Local Expenditure
£ Per cent.
LARGE BURGHS
ABERDEEN 161,867 4.2
AIRDRIE 238,742 34.1
ARBROATH 108,051 33.2
AYR 454 0.1
CLYDEBANK 292,658 26.8
COATBRIDGE 380,379 36.1
DUMBARTON 110,012 21.4
DUMFRIES 94,729 18.6
DUNDEE 188,951 5.9
DUNFERMLINE 222,823 24.7
EDINBURGH — —
FALKIRK 77,392 11.2
GLASGOW — —
GREENOCK 315,104 23.6
HAMILTON 195,561 25.5
INVERNESS 28,277 5.6
KILMARNOCK 93,078 9.8
KIRKCALDY 207,331 19.4
MOTHERWELL AND WISHAW 251,036 19.1
PAISLEY 302,715 18.2
PERTH 70,471 10.1
PORT GLASGOW 158,347 41.2
RUTHERGLEN 96,636 18.7
STIRLING 46,717 9.2
COUNTIES
ABERDEEN
Landward 760,605 51.8
Ballater — —
Ellon 3,595 18.0
Fraserburgh 48,952 31.0
Huntly 18,538 30.2
Inverurie 20,928 32.5
Kintore 4,041 38.8
Oldmeldrum 4,045 29.3
Peterhead 75,441 39.7
Rosehearty 7,803 50.9
Turriff 12,298 31.0
ANGUS
Landward 255,846 45.0
Brechin 34,831 27.8
Carnoustie 3,323 3.8
Forfar 31,475 17.1
Kirriemuir 11,303 22.3
Monifieth 8,289 16.5
Montrose 46,429 27.1
ARGYLL
Landward 288,393 48.8
Campbeltown 49,517 40.9
Dunoon 24,823 13.3
Inveraray 3,310 32.2
— Amount Percentage of Relevant Local Expenditure
£ Per cent.
Lochgilphead … 10,170 42.8
Oban … 22,415 17.6
Tobermory … 5,258 42.3
AYR
Landward … 506,313 24.8
Ardrossan … 18,262 11.0
Cumnock … 28,034 28.8
Darvel … 8,370 19.7
Galston … 24,173 43.5
Girvan … 21,360 22.0
Irvine … 69,436 27.9
Kilwinning … 42,127 39.7
Largs … — —
Maybole … 36,155 460
Newmilns … 19,618 34.2
Prestwick … 24,982 15.0
Saltcoats … 81,913 34.8
Stevenston … 80,277 43.5
Stewarton … 17,896 35.4
Troon … 9,545 6.6
BANFF
Landward … 220,090 65.4
Aberchirder … 8,670 62.6
Aberlour … 9,774 60.2
Banff Burgh … 16,607 30.3
Buckie … 66,346 46.2
Cullen … 11,406 49.2
Dufftown … 12,811 53.9
Findochty … 14,531 62.5
Keith … 34,153 46.2
Macduff … 24,359 46.8
Portknockie … 13,843 64.6
Portsoy … 15,570 53.7
BERWICK
Landward … 161,321 56.0
Coldstream … 7,392 31.5
Duns … 9,282 28.0
Eyemouth … 13,896 38.8
Lauder … 3,657 41.5
BUTE
Landward … 8,891 12.3
Millport … — —
Rothesay … — —
CAITHNESS
Landward … 110,200 57.0
Thurso … 49,017 36.7
Wick … 67,781 50.7
CLACKMANNAN
Landward … 64,704 20.0
Alloa … 31,089 10.7
Alva … 33,155 40.3
Dollar … 7,462 24.2
Tillicoultry … 28,380 36.8
DUMFRIES
Landward … 244,840 31.7
Annan … 29,484 26.8
Langholm … 11,550 32.9
Lochmaben … 7,924 44.5
Lockerbie … 4,859 11.8
Moffat … 4,223 11.8
Sanquhar … 17,119 42.3
DUNBARTON
Landward … 245,743 20.7
Bearsden … — —
Cove … — —
Helensburgh … — —
— Amount Percentage of Relevant Local Expenditure
£ Per cent.
Kirkintilloch 116,795 40.3
Milngavie 14,434 9.5
EAST LOTHIAN
Landward 96,077 25.3
Cockenzie 15,271 31.9
Dunbar 2,482 4.4
East Linton 3,115 22.9
Haddington 8,111 11.5
North Berwick — —
Prestonpans 17,062 40.4
Tranent 38,582 39.7
FIFE
Landward 687,238 32.5
Auchtermuchty 7,473 30.6
Buckhaven 122,636 38.8
Burntisland 8,946 7.8
Cowdenbeath 85,861 40.5
Crail 4,586 25.2
Culross 4,078 45.0
Cupar 8,401 11.2
Elie and Earlsferry — —
Falkland 3,249 21.9
Inverkeithing 22,555 30.7
Kilrenny, etc. 13,898 35.0
Kinghorn 9,559 25.8
Ladybank 6,072 35.1
Leslie 18,599 31.7
Leven 22,194 15.3
Lochgelly 70,372 43.7
Markinch — —
Newburgh 10,863 31.8
Newport-on-Tay — —
Pittenweem 7,281 35.3
St. Andrews — —
St. Monance 8,295 43.0
Tayport 14,581 32.2
INVERNESS
Landward 586,612 56.1
Fort William 18,774 28.1
Kingussie 5,219 28.7
KINCARDINE
Landward 139,821 57.2
Banchory 3,771 12.0
Inverbervie 4,358 31.5
Laurencekirk 5,877 33.6
Stonehaven 17,966 26.4
KINROSS
Landward 23,168 37.1
Kinross 15,726 43.7
KIRKCUDBRIGHT
Landward 161,829 54.4
Castle Douglas 16,991 30.5
Dalbeattie 30,725 54.7
Gatehouse 7,645 53.7
Kirkcudbright Burgh 16,094 39.4
New Galloway 1,209 31.2
LANARK
Landward 1,254,402 21.4
Biggar 4,680 20.2
Lanark Burgh 36,370 25.1
MIDLOTHIAN
Landward 289,012 25.4
Bonnyrigg 27,738 26.8
Dalkeith 35,111 22.6
Loanhead 33,102 38.9
— Amount Percentage of Relevant Local Expenditure
£ Per cent.
Musselburgh 78,128 25.4
Penicuik 26,141 25.7
MORAY
Landward 105,347 44.6
Burghead 8,737 61.5
Elgin 26,344 14.4
Forres 18,084 30.6
Grantown-on-Spey 594 3.3
Lossiemouth 31,399 49.6
Rothes 3,378 26.7
NAIRN
Landward 23,384 50.1
Nairn 14,197 19.6
ORKNEY
Landward 171,106 85.5
Kirkwall 28,383 37.4
Stromness 12,993 53.2
PEEBLES
Landward — —
Innerleithen 9,939 21.0
Peebles Burgh 12,288 12.4
PERTH
Landward 276,308 34.4
Aberfeldy 2,132 9.5
Abernethy 4,407 47.4
Alyth 11,503 39.5
Auchterarder 13,899 36.4
Blairgowrie 32,128 38.3
Callander 2,262 8.8
Coupar-Angus 11,411 36.8
Crieff 13,212 15.3
Doune 4,591 35.6
Dunblane 7,935 18.3
Pitlochry 3,406 9.0
RENFREW
Landward 7,552 0.6
Barrhead 61,107 28.1
Gourock 3,869 2.7
Johnstone 125,545 37.6
Renfrew Burgh — —
ROSS AND CROMARTY
Landward 604,978 75.3
Cromarty Burgh 5,393 45.2
Dingwall 18,896 27.7
Fortrose 4,409 25.8
Invergordon — —
Stornoway 25,437 25.9
Tain 8,525 24.2
ROXBURGH
Landward 141,700 48.6
Hawick 75,916 29.2
Jedburgh 19,951 25.2
Kelso 6,262 9.5
Melrose 4,891 14.7
SELKIRK
Landward 19,279 43.0
Galashiels 29,439 13.4
Selkirk Burgh 24,249 24.5
STIRLING
Landward 547,476 28.3
Bridge of Allan 1,515 2.6
Denny and Dunipace 52,143 37.9
Grangemouth — —
Kilsyth 79,648 47.6
— Amount Percentage of Relevant Local Expenditure
£ Per cent
SUTHERLAND
Landward 287,911 75.5
Dornoch 15,207 61.0
WEST LOTHIAN
Landward 333,445 35.5
Armadale 42,370 33.5
Bathgate 46,484 22.5
Bo'ness 55,925 33.9
Linlithgow 14,377 22.7
Queensferry 2,436 5.4
Whitburn 51,986 44.5
WIGTOWN
Landward 148,900 55.6
Newton Stewart 9,107 25.9
Stranraer 66,724 37.4
Whithorn 9,590 54.1
Wigtown Burgh 12,268 57.8
ZETLAND
Landward 239,269 86.8
Lerwick 53,251 40.2
TOTAL SCOTLAND 16,387,481 17.4