§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the latest figures for the amount provided by the Government and local authorities in the form of subsidies for council houses; and how this compares with tax relief given to owner-occupiers.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe following is the information for Scotland for the year 1969–70:
£m. £m. Government subsidies to local authorities 25 Government subsidies to the Scottish Special Housing Association and New Town Development Corporations 7 Local Authority Rate Fund contributions to Revenue Accounts 42 Tax relief on mortgage interest payments 7 74 7