§ 41. Mr. Ian Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the amount paid to Glasgow in the financial year 1969–70 through needs element of the rate support grant and the annual payment to Glasgow by Exchequer equalisation grant in each of the years from 1959 to 1963.
§ Mr. YoungerIn 1969–70 the needs element amounted to £25.9 million, which was supplemented by resources element amounting to £6.2 million. In 1959–60 and 1960–61 the Corporation did not qualify for Exchequer equalisation grant but received general grants of £10.2 million and £11.4 million. In the three succeeding years it was paid equalisation grants amounting to £.5 million, £2.2 million and £3 million respectively, in addition to general grants of £12.2 million, £12.6 million and £14.4 million respectively.