§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage of income in the local authority 497W housing revenue accounts attributable to:(a) rates,(b) rents and (c) central Government subsidies in each of the years since 1960.
§ Mr. William RossThe information is as follows:
percentage of revenue from Rates Rents Subsidies 1960–61 … 35 33 32 1961–62 … 37 33 30 1962–63 … 31 40 29 1963–64 … 30 42 28 1964–65 … 34 40 26 1965–66 … 34 41 25 1966–67 … 36 40 24 1967–68 … 36 40 24 1968–69 … 36 41 23 1969–70 … 35 41 24 1970–71 … 30 44 26 1971–72 … 27 47 26 1972–73 … 18 52 30 1973–74 … 13 56 31 1974–75* … 16 51 33 1975–76* … 15 45 40 *Estimated