§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the extra cost to ratepayers in Glasgow which has been incurred by the failure of the local authority to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFailure by Glasgow Corporation to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 could cost the ratepayers the equivalent of a rate of at least 12p in the £.
§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what reports he has received from the auditors of the Glasgow local authority about the failure of the authority to observe the law concerning its housing revenue account income;
(2) what report he has received from the auditors of the Glasgow local authority concerning alleged illegal expenditure by the authority in connection with the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNone. It is open to any ratepayer to draw the attention of the auditor to any alleged breach of the law by the authority.
§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the extra cost to ratepayers in Denny and Dunipace which has been incurred by the failure of the local authority to implement the Housing (Financial Provisons) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFailure by Denny and Dunipace Town Council to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 could cost ratepayers the equivalent of a rate of at least 12p in the £.
§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what report he has received from the auditors of the Denny and Dunipace local authority concerning alleged illegal expenditure by the authority in connection with the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972;
(2) what reports he has received from the auditors of the Denny and Dunipace local authority about the failure of the authority to observe the law concerning their Housing Revenue Account income.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNone. It is open to any ratepayer to draw the attention of the auditor to any alleged breach of the law by the authority.
§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has 360W made of the extra cost to ratepayers in Renfrew which has been incurred by the failure of the local authority to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFailure by Renfrew Town Council to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 could cost ratepayers the equivalent of a rate of at least 6p in the £.
§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what report he has received from the auditors of the Renfrew local authority concerning alleged illegal expenditure by the authority in connection with the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972;
(2) what reports he has received from the auditors of the Renfrew local authority about the failure of the authority to observe the law concerning its housing revenue account income.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI have received no interim report in terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947. The appointed auditor for the Burgh of Renfrew informed me by letter on 8th November that he had received inquiries from ratepayers about the authority's failure to implement the provisions of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what reports he has received from the auditors of the Falkirk local authority about the failure of the authority to observe the law concerning its housing revenue account income;
(2) what report he has received from the auditors of the Falkirk local authority concerning alleged illegal expenditure by the authority in connection with the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNone. It is open to any ratepayer to draw the attention of the auditor to any alleged breach of the law by the authority.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the extra cost to ratepayers in Falkirk which has been incurred by the 361W failure of the local authority to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI estimate that ratepayers in Falkirk will be paying at least 5p in the £ more in rates than would have been required if the local authority had implemented the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 from 1st October 1972.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what reports he has received from the auditors of the Dunfermline local authority about the failure of the authority to observe the law concerning its housing revenue account income;
(2) what report he has received from the auditors of the Dunfermline local authority concerning alleged illegal expenditure by the authority in connection with the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNone. It is open to any ratepayer to draw the attention of the auditor to any alleged breach of the law by the authority.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the extra cost to ratepayers in Dunfermline which has been incurred by the failure of the local authority to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 (to 30th September) Burghs Arbroath … … … 259 269 284 351 158 78 Carnoustie … … … 78 57 — 99 1 102 Monifeith … … … 6 22 32 79 — — Kirriemuir … … … 99 44 19 10 48 60 Forfar … … … 122 126 114 113 155 28 564 518 449 652 362 268 County Angus (complete landward area*) 36 81 39 28 82 35 Totals … … … 600 599 488 680 444 303 Total local authority houses built in Scotland … … … 27,092 26,756 27,497 28,086 23,086 12,336 *I do not have separate figures for the part of the constituency in the landward part of Angus County.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFailure by Dunfermline Town Council to implement the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 could cost ratepayers the equivalent of a rate of at least 8p in the £.
§ Sir F. Macleanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what reports he has received from the auditors of the Salt-coats town council about the failure of the council to observe the law concerning its housing revenue account income;
(2) what report he has received from the auditors of the Saltcoats town council concerning alleged illegal expenditure by the council in connection with the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNone. It is open to any ratepayer to draw the attention of the auditor to any alleged breach of the law by the authority.