§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the amounts spent in interest charges on housing by each of the counties of cities, the county councils, and the large burghs in 1951–52 and 1962–63;
(2) how much was spent in interest charges by each county council, county of city, and large burgh in 1951–52 and 1962–63.
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§ Mr. NobleThe figures are as follows:
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—— Interest Charges in respect of Housing All Services 1951–52 1962–63 (or latest available year) 1951–52 1962–63 (or latest available year) Counties £ £ £ £ Aberdeen … … 88,664 308,005 118,525 540,482 Angus … … 12,569 79,202 23,161 290,594 Argyll … … 19,174 164,532* 28,408 289,990* Ayr … … 207,959 1,064,924* 220,306 1,384,256* Banff … … 7,924 39,045* 13,969 64,099* Berwick … … 11,891 45,757 16,639 121,024 Bute … … 2,651 14,938* 5,596 32,489* Caithness … … 14,604 57,732 18,393 196,200 Clackmannan … … 37,588 130,649 44,102 204,454 Dumfries … … 39,294 171,176 93,911 373,927 Dunbarton … … 103,521 406,846 129,965 782,706 East Lothian … … 43,351 127,331 53,203 198,853 Fife … … 264,934 800,158* 350,662 1,449,218* Inverness … … 58,012 175,409 69,431 362,627 Kincardine … … 14,964 33,179 16,358 79,224 Kinross … … 3,618 8,176* 4,263 10,296* Kirkcudbright … … 13,436 64,604 28,130 150,743 Lanark … … 421,320 1,890,537* 578,099 3,005,577* Midlothian … … 92,556 485,023 107,352 712,000 Moray … … 13,336 50,020 15,214 68,973 Moray and Nairn … … Not applicable 4,649 20,976* Nairn … … 2,389 7,898* 3,116 12,488* Orkney … … 71 233* 1,450 46,488* Peebles … … 5,892 15,377 9,127 31,138 Perth … … 44,052 159,718 49,806 204,137 Perth and Kinross … … Not applicable 13,208 97,813 Renfrew … … 80,287 250,319 137,757 680,903 Ross and Cromarty … … 26,665 75,923* 36,769 248,039* Roxburgh … … 13,543 50,379 21,693 155,908 Selkirk … … 1,546 2,242 3,896 34,303 Stirling … … 182,350 927,403 209,221 1,265,175 Sutherland … … 15,387 48,699 18,741 118,110 West Lothian … … 50,077 439,987 65,250 573,735 Wigtown … … 10,537 69,162 13,699 139,420 Zetland … … 5,851 39,430 7,168 96,951 Cities Aberdeen … … 205,274 1,010,105 364,669 1,536,581 Dundee … … 235,673 1,132,773 355,486 1,559,878 Edinburgh … … 394,809 2,000,810 633,149 3,336,964 Glasgow … … 1,349,449 6,220,232 2,166,380 8,950,485 Large Burghs Airdrie … … 91,324 265,589* 103,030 294,190* Arbroath … … 20,496 116,218 23,516 159,052 Ayr … … 46,291 301,065 55,414 336,429 Clydebank … … 152,790 336,153 163,188 370,915 Coatbridge … … 94,333 471,514 106,208 523,490 Dumbarton … … 36,488 173,426 46,876 212,693 Dumfries … … 55,611 262,407 73,885 325 170[...] Dunfermline … … 47,572 305,738 58,114 350,069 Falkirk … … 74,573 306,820 82,937 360,357 Greenock … … 91,697 424,215 115,712 539,360 Hamilton … … 75,597 307,515 84,100 345,544 Inverness … … 38,245 99,933 53,622 154,962 Kilmarnock … … 70,324 417,119* 87,905 489,290* Kirkcaldy … … 72,868 441,840 90,002 546,459 Motherwell and Wishaw … 112,795 616,107 143,580 699,604 Paisley … … 129,698 724,451 194,377 866,943 Perth … … 86,286 293,107 109,087 379,019 Port Glasgow … … 64,695 152,738 73,478 191,447 Rutherglen … … 39,215 165,129 41,466 174,530 Stirling … … 41,251 178,591 48,503 199,576 * 1961–62