Local Authorities (Expenditure and Grants)

HC Deb 03 March 1964 vol 690 c208W

Mr. Gourlay

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total local authority expenditure, and the total amount of Government grants, to the local authorities for each financial year to date from 1951; and if he will express the total grants for each year as a percentage of the expenditure.

Mr. Noble

The following is the Answer:

Year	Total Revenue Expenditure of Local Authorities (1)	Total Government Grants (2)	Col. 2 as percentage of Col. 1 (3)
	£ million	£ million	per cent.
1950–51	108.4	39.9	36.8
1951–52	122.8	44.9	36.6
1952–53	133.5	48.8	36.6
1953–54	142.0	54.6	38.5
1954–55	156.5	60.6	38.7
1955–56	170.8	66.8	39.1
1956–57	195.0	74.3	38.1
1957–58	202.3	84.1	41.6
1958–59	213.1	91.8	43.1
1959–60	221.2	96.5	43.6
1960–61	241.6	103.6	43.0
1961–62(provisional)	262.0	113.4	43.3
1962–63(provisional)	282.0	119.0	42.2