§ Mr. MacCormickasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total sum paid in rates in Scotland for (a) residential subjects and (b) non-residential subjects in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will give the number of subjects in each case.
§ Mr. William RossFor 1975–76 the total sums paid in rates are estimated at £162 million—after allowing for rate rebates and excluding domestic water rates—on some 1,870,000 domestic subjects and £223 million on other subjects, numbers of which are not available.