§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the income from rates, and rate support grant, respectively, of each region, respectively, in Scotland for the last financial year.
§ Mr. MillanThe information is given in the table below:
1977–78 £ million Regions* Rates—excluding domestic water rate† Rate support grant‡ Borders 7.118 18.893 Central 35.978 37.167 Dumfries and Galloway 9.150 24.056 Fife 23.652 55.565 Grampian 38.431 79.286 Highland 14.527 42.888 Lothian 82.681 122.207 Strathclyde 272.303 466.480 Tayside 35.047 65.942 518.887§ 912.484§ * The figures given comprise the total rates and RSG paid to regional and district councils within each region. † Latest available figures from provisional returns. ‡ Subject to further minor adjustments to payments of resources element. § Does not sum to Scottish total because of the exclusion of the islands councils.