HC Deb 11 July 1962 vol 662 cc140-1W
Mr. Manuel

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the valuation per head of the population in the year 1951, and in the year 1961, in the following cities, namely, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh;

(2) what was the rate poundage levied in the year 1951 and in the year 1961 in the cities of Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh.

Mr. Maclay

The following table gives the information requested:

state the total capital expenditure by local authorities in Scotland for each of the years from 1951 to date;

(2) if he will state for each of the years from 1950–51 to date for local authorities in Scotland the total revenue expenditure, the total amount paid in interest charges, and the percentage that the second figure represents of the first.

89. Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total amount raised by rates by local authorities in Scotland for each of the years from 1950–51 to date, and the amount of rates per head of the population for each year.

90. Mr. Small

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will state the total capital debts of local authorities in Scotland at the end of each of the

Local authority expenditure
(from Local Financial Returns)
Year Revenue Expenditure Capital Expenditure Interest Charges Col. 3 as percentage of Col. 1 Government Grants Col. 5 as percentage of Col. 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
£m £m £m £m
1950–51 … … 108.4 47.4 8.6 8.0 39.9 36.8
1951–52 … … 122.8 58.3 9.7 8.0 44.9 36.6
1952–53 … … 133.5 69.2 11.5 8.6 48.8 36.6
1953–54 … … 142.0 74.2 14.7 10.3 54.6 38.5
1954–55 … … 156.5 73.2 16.8 10.7 60.6 38.7
1955–56 … … 170.8 72.3 19.7 11.5 66.8 39.1
1956–57 … … 195.0 70.7 23.6 12.1 74.3 38.1
1957–58 … … 202.3 71.3 27.3 13.5 84.1 41.6
1958–59 … … 213.1 71.3 29.8 14.0 91 .8 43.1
1959–60 … … 221.2 72.2 32.3 14.6 96.5 43.6
1960–61 (2) … … 246.0 78.5 36.8 15.0 105.9 43.0
1961–62(3) … … 268.0 — — — — —
Gross Capital Debt (at end of year)
Year Education Housing Others Total Rate of Interest on net(1) Capital Debt Rate Income Rates per head of Population
(7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
£m £m £m £m ℅ £m £ s.
1950–51 15 233 62 310 3.0 32 6 4
1951–52 18 269 66 353 2.9 37 7 5
1952–53 23 318 73 414 3.0 45 8 15
1953–54 27 367 81 475 3.3 49 9 12
1954–55 32 406 89 527 3.4 49 9 13
1955–56 39 445 102 586 3.6 54 10 10
1956–57 47 480 111 638 3.9 63 12 5
1957–58 55 511 119 685 4.1 67 12 19
1958–59 66 542 129 737 4.2 71 13 15
1959–60 78 570 139 787 4.3 75 14 7
1960–61(2) 89 592 156 837 4.5 77 14 17
1961–62(3) — — — — — 94 18 1
(1) Gross debt less amount held in Sinking Funds.
(2) Provisional.
(3) Estimates.

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