§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will extend to ratepayers in Scotland with septic tanks and cesspits the immunity from paying sewerage rates that now exists in England and Wales.
§ Mr. William RossIn Scotland, sewerage is one of the services provided by regional and islands councils which are financed from central taxation, through the rate support grant, and the general rate; there are no sewage rates as such. In England and Wales the service is neither provided by local authorities nor financed from rates.