HC Deb 29 March 1976 vol 908 cc411-2W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of grants from Central Government are and were paid to Scotland for local government services giving separate figures for housing, education, social work, transport and other services, for each year from 1960 to 1976, giving exact percentages for each year.

Mr. William Ross

The approximate percentages of net expenditure on housing revenue account and on other rate fund services met by grant during the period in question are shown in the following table. It is not possible to suply separate figures for services other than housing, as rate support grant is payable in aid of local government revenues generally.

Year Housing Revenue Account Per cent. Other rate fund services Per cent.
1960–61 47 57
1961–62 45 56
1962–63 48 56
1963–64 48 58
1964–65 44 57
1965–66 42 57
1966–67 40 57
1967–68 40 60
1968–69 39 59
1969–70 40 61
1970–71 45 63
1971–72 50 63
1972–73 63 63
1973–74 71 67
1974–75 66* 69*
1975–76 72* 66*
* Estimated.