§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage of rate support grant in Scotland given to (a) needs element, (b) resources element and (c) domestic element, for each year from 1974–75 to 1979–80.
£ million 1975–76* 1976–77 1977–78† 1978–79† 1979–80† Borders 13.910 18.362 18.949 21.318 23.092 Central 27.767 35.332 37.463 42.236 47.669 Dumfries and Galloway 17.962 23.064 24.242 27.454 30.335 Fife 41.469 52.486 55.526 57.450 64.398 Grampian 58.219 77.296 79.314 87.286 95.270 Highland 32.804 40.315 42.843 49.658 55.184 Lothian 88.596 114.458 122.695 130.050 144.196 Strathclyde 338.315 432.656 465.269 525.564 592.582 Tayside 49.281 63.198 66.163 73.164 79.129 * 10½ months from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1976. † Subject to later adjustment. The figures for the years 1975–76 to 1978–79 differ slightly from those given in reply to the hon. Member on 26 July 1978 following notification by local authorities of revised estimates of expenditure and rating resources.—[Vol. 954, c. 743–4.]