HC Deb 08 July 1964 vol 698 cc99-103W
64. Mr. Gourlay

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities have had reductions in their allocation of Exchequer equalisation grant as a result of their rent policy; what is the amount deducted from each authority; and what is the total amount for Scotland.

Mr. Noble

The following is the information:

Local Authority Reduction in Exchequer Equalisation Grant for 1963–64
£
Counties
Aberdeen … … 1,599
Angus … … 246
Ayr … … 37,502
Banff … … 289
Clackmannan … … 15
Local Authority Reduction in Exchequer Equalisation Grant for 1963–64
£
Dunbarton … … 1,625
Fife … … 32,521
Lanark … … 28,780
Midlothian … … 10,121
Orkney … … 4
Stirling … … 17,773
West Lothian … … 10,509
Burghs
Aberdeen … … 17,816
Airdrie … … 21,467
Alyth … … 189
Ardrossan … … 1,528
Armadale … … 5,400
Auchtermuchty … … 63
Bo'ness … … 2
Buckhaven … … 11,483
Burghead … … 45
Burntisland … … 671
Campbeltown … … 1,007
Clydebank … … 18,457
Coatbridge … … 41,006
Cockenzie … … 233
Cowdenbeath … … 1,220
Crieff … … 80
Culross … … 78
Dalkeith … … 3,694
Dornoch … … 19
Doune … … 28
Dumbartor … … 4,400
Dundee … … 7,784
Falkirk … … 1,755
Galashiels … … 262
Glasgow … … 112,639
Greenock … … 7,619
Haddington … … 59
Hamilton … … 6,875
Inveraray … … 149
Irvine … … 4,129
Kilmarnock … … 12,339
Kilsyth … … 1,700
Kilwinning … … 5,574
Kinghorn … … 221
Kinross … … 18
Kirkintilloch … … 5,839
Ladybank … … 2
Leslie … … 86
Loanhead … … 1,763
Lochgelly … … 4,057
Musselburgh … … 4,647
New Galloway … … 3
Peebles … … 33
Penicuik … … 1,836
Portknockis … … 93
Prestonpans … … 478
Prestwick … … 613
Rutherglen … … 7,668
Saltcoats … … 11,130
Stevenston … … 6,853
Tayport … … 542
Tobermory … … 157
Tranent … … 595
TOTAL SCOTLAND £477,388

Mr. Gourlay

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the amount of Exchequer equalisation grant and general grant notified to each county council, each large burgh, and to each of the four cities, respectively, for the years 1963–64 and 1964–65; and if he will express the total grants for each authority for the respective years as a percentage of their estimated relevant expenditure.

Mr. Noble

The amounts of Exchequer equalisation grant and general grant most recently notified to local authorities in Scotland are given in the table below. This shows for the landward area of each county and for each large burgh, including counties of cities: in column (2): the amount of the second advance of Exchequer equalisation grant for 1963–64 (including Exchequer transitional grant where payable), based on the distribution of 95 per cent. of the total grant estimated to be available to Scotland;

1963–64 1964–65
Local Authority Exchequer Equalisation Grant (95 per cent. distribution) General Grant (100 per cent. payment) Percentage of total of these grants to relevant local expenditure Exchequer Equalisation Grant (90 per cent. distribution) General Grant (97.75 per cent. advance) Percentage of total of these grants to relevant local expenditure
Col. (1) Col. (2) Col. (3) Col. (4) Col. (5) Col. (6) Col. (7)
£ £ Per cent. £ £ Per cent.
Large Burghs
Aberdeen … 474,869 2,759,727 45.4 445,888 2,797,728 45.5
Airdrie … 233,499 464,027 53.7 222,565 465,405 53.0
Arbroath … 60,958 234,718 46.7 58,439 235,401 46.4
Ayr … 20,934 547,369 41.1 15,905 557,756 41.5
Clydebank … 222,955 608,764 40.8 213,639 607,946 40.3
Coatbridge … 381,100 761,199 52.7 369,445 760,813 52.1
Dumbarton … 119,415 324,147 41.8 114,516 322,701 41.2
Dumfries … 123,380 330,716 41.7 119,461 352,218 43.3
Dundee … 154,268 2,502,477 41.9 130,254 2,598,871 43.0
Dunfermline … — 658,604 36.8 — 679,298 37.9
Edinburgh … 3,644 5,855,997 38.9 2,733 6,157,760 40.9
Falkirk … 49,217 440,110 34.0 42,981 441,276 33.7
Glasgow … 2,718,999 14,391,660 40.9 2,546,356 14,542,491 40.8
Greenock … 543,385 913,389 54.2 530,311 924,667 54.1
Hamilton … 240,778 576,004 52.7 232,439 579,448 52.4
Inverness … 38,606 381,978 40.6 34,770 395,761 41.6
Kilmarnock … 139,349 618,938 41.4 131,285 616,984 40.9
Kirkcaldy … — 709,190 34.3 — 717,126 34.7
Motherwell and Wishaw … — 1,001,045 37.6 — 1,132,170 42.6
Paisley … 564,439 1,167,896 52.3 547,040 1,178,598 52.1
Perth … 44,895 464,157 36.5 39,456 472,289 36.7
Port Glasgow … 234,425 285,719 66.2 229,481 288,325 65.9
Rutherglen … 152,261 338,579 50.2 147,613 342,563 50.2
Stirling … 65,676 326,109 40.1 62,008 326,273 39.7

in column (3): the general grant (100 per cent.) payable in respect of 1963–64;

in column (4): the percentage which the total of the grants in columns (2) and (3) represents of the estimated relevant local expenditure for 1963–64;

in column (5): the amount of the first advance of Exchequer equalisation grant for 1964–65 (including Exchequer transitional grant where payable), based on the distribution of 90 per cent. of the total grant estimated to be available to Scotland;

in column (6): the advance (97.75 per cent.) of general grant payable in respect of 1964–65;

in column (7): the percentage which the total of the grants in columns (5) and (6) represents of the estimated relevant local expenditure for 1963–64. (Estimates of the expenditure for 1964–65 are not yet available).

1963–64 1964–65
Local Authority Exchequer Equalisation Grant (95 per cent. distribution) General Grant (100 per cent. payment) Percentage of total of these grants to relevant local expenditure Exchequer Equalisation Grant (90 per cent. distribution) General Grant (97.75 per cent. advance) Percentage of total of these grants to relevant local expenditure
Col. (1) Col. (2) Col. (3) Col. (4) Col. (5) Col. (6) Col. (7)
£ £ Per cent. £ £ Per cent.
Counties (Landward Areas)
Aberdeen … … 835,862 1,457,297 70.9 822,805 1,356,002 67.4
Angus … … 214,877 420,310 57.0 211,117 417,994 56.5
Argyll … … 343,731 544,111 69.3 340,817 550,405 69.6
Ayr … … 568,984 1,635,308 53.5 547,960 1,659,937 53.6
Banff … … 142,584 239,716 64.1 139,129 234,224 62.6
Berwick … … 181,557 279,249 71.3 180,393 277,031 70.8
Bute … … 10,098 66,431 45.4 9,525 67,654 45.8
Caithness … … 126,165 166,184 68.3 125,281 160,876 66.8
Clackmannan … … 24,197 231,397 37.3 21,222 229,915 36.6
Dumfries … … 371,076 604,404 61.8 367,093 634,746 63.4
Dunbarton … … 254,983 717,254 41.7 244,042 761,562 43.1
East Lothian … … 101,634 293,234 53.9 99,190 289,479 53.1
Fife … … 616,148 1,561,158 51.4 595,989 1,593,075 51.7
Inverness … … 807,298 861,989 74.0 801,971 860,330 73.7
Kincardine … … 153,909 255,558 74.0 151,245 254,834 73.3
Kinross … … — 58,183 41.1 — 65,617 46.4
Kirkcudbright … … 190,314 303,745 72.5 187,541 302,355 71.9
Lanark … … 1,799,919 4,172,216 57.9 1,728,543 3,924,607 54.8
Midlothian … … 454,858 1,020,015 58.8 441,222 1,049,600 59.4
Moray … … 51,278 280,601 56.7 49,641 284,736 57.1
Nairn … … 21,869 40,925 68.4 21,608 40,850 68.0
Orkney … … 213,580 212,064 90.2 212,574 209,110 89.4
Peebles … … — 78,597 38.3 — 77,416 37.7
Perth … … 280,133 700,267 56.0 275,210 705,620 56.0
Renfrew … … 51,494 1,056,324 41.2 41,301 1,101,199 42.5
Ross and Cromarty … … 685,311 857,100 85.0 683,049 838,921 83.9
Roxburgh … … 144,095 232,682 62.6 142,662 233,334 62.5
Selkirk … … 17,567 35,358 58.0 17,325 35,494 57.9
Stirling … … 535,445 1,050,933 50.6 517,130 1,056,061 50.1
Sutherland … … 379,455 297,304 85.5 378,337 301,051 85.8
West Lothian … … 370,333 622,411 53.8 360,834 687,539 56.9
Wigtown … … 204,923 220,824 71.8 203,816 219,884 71.5
Zetland … … 319,485 200,877 93.1 319,003 203,006 93.4