§ 64. Mr. G. Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether all Scottish local authorities who acceded to the Government's request not to raise rents will be entirely compensated by the Exchequer Equalisation Grant (Notional Rent Income) Order, 1967, taking revaluation into account; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossOf the 110 authorities who postponed specific increases or postponed a review of their rents 20 had no low rent reduction from their first advance of Exchequer Equalisation Grant for 1966–67; 78 of the remainder will benefit from the Order and none will be worse off. Since Exchequer Equalisation Grant represents only a proportion of each authority's net expenditure, no authority will be fully compensated by grant for the amount of the rents which it has foregone.