Devolved Expenditure

HC Deb 15 December 1978 vol 960 cc560-1W

Mr. Home Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest available figures for the manner in which devolved expenditure for Scotland would be financed, calculated on the same basis as that used for table 3 of Command Paper No. 6890.

Mr. Milian:

The most recent illustrative figures are as follows:

FINANCING DEVOLVED EXPENDITURE—SCOTLAND
(Based on 1977–78 data)
(£million at 1977–78 outturn prices)
I. EXPENDITURE
A. Public Expenditure on Devolved Services:
1. Central government	1,248
2. Local authorities: current	1,181
3. Local authorities: capital	478
4. Public corporations: capital	80
B. Other Expenditure:
5. Local authority loan charges	256
6. Local authority expenditure on non-devolved services, after allowing for specific grants	58
7. Other net adjustments	—21
	293
TOTAL EXPENDITURE	3,280

11. FINANCE
C. Rates and Borrowing:
8. Local authtority rates	546
9. Borrowing by local authorities	431
10. Borrowing by public corporations	82
	1,059
D. Block Fund:
11. Cash requirements of Scottish Consolidated Fund under Section 48 of the Scotland Act 1978	2,221
TOTAL FINANCE	3,280