§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details up to 1980–81 at 1979 survey prices of local authority expenditure in Scotland, similar to table 4.2 of the White Paper on pub-the expenditure, Cmnd 7439.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information requested is as follows:
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LOCAL AUTHORITY EXPENDTTUREIN SCOTLAND (1) £ million at 1979 Survey Prices 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Current expenditure(2) Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 1 — — — — — — Trade industry, energy and employment … … … … 6 7 7 6 8 9 9 Roads and transport … … … … 121 141 128 138 150 142 144 Housing … … … … 88 72 58 68 64 57 58 Other environmental services … … … … 198 249 212 214 230 233 230 Law order and protective services … … … … 147 157 156 146 154 158 160 Education and libraries, science and arts … … … … 717 769 744 721 742 747 716 Health and personal social services … … … … 114 115 132 132 139 144 147 Other public services … … … … 16 25 25 26 24 26 27 Total current expenditure (PES basis) … … … … 1,408 1,535 1,462 1,451 1,511 1,516 1,491 Capital expenditure(3) Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Trade, industry, energy and employment … … … … — — — — — 1 — Roads and transport … … … … 111 105 105 94 110 113 101 Housing … … … … 333 298 259 241 222 223 198 Other environmental services … … … … 170 182 153 120 131 134 126 Law, order and protective services … … … … 12 14 13 12 10 10 10 Education and libraries science and arts … … … … 101 93 99 86 65 60 48 Health and personal social services … … … … 14 10 14 10 10 10 10 Total capital expenditure (PES basis) … … … … 742 703 644 564 549 553 495 Total (PES basis) … … … … 2,150 2,238 2,106 2,105 2,060 2,069 1,986 26W
£ million at 1979 Survey Prices 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Relevant expenditure Expenditure relevant for rate support grant(4) … … — — — — — — — Current expenditure ranking for rate support grant(5) … … 1,298 1,435 1,396 1,375 1,440 1,458 1,436 Capital expenditure met from revenue … … 13 12 9 10 11 13 13 Loan charges … … 238 229 247 237 260 273 273 Total relevant expenditure (RSG basis) … … 1,549 1,676 1,652 1,622(7) 1,711(7) 1,744 1,722(6) (1) Excludes VAT paid by local authorities. (2) Local authority current expenditure is not subject to direct control by central Government. Cash limits are placed, however, on the amount of financial assistance provided by central Government through rate support grant (RSG). (3) Most local authority capital expenditure is subject to cash limits, and is controlled by reference to the amount spent. (4) Further information is given in the report of the Secretary of State for Scotland on the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1979. (5) The main difference between current expenditure as defined for the public expenditure survey (PES), and current expenditure ranking for rate support grant in Scotland, is that expenditure on rent rebates, rent allowances, slum clearance and contributions to housing revenue accounts are included in the former but not the latter. (6) This is compatible with the level of relevant expenditure accepted in the 1980–81 rate support grant settlement for Scotland of£2,010 million at November 1979 prices. (7) Totals may not correspond exactly to sums of their parts because of rounding.