§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish in the Official Report the percentage by which each local authority in Scotland has increased its rate poundage for 1979–80 over that which applied in the preceding year.
Mr. MilanThe following table shows the rate poundages determined by regional, district and islands councils for the years 1978–79 and 1979–80, with the percentage change in each case.
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Rate Poundage Percentage change Authority 1978–79 1979–80 p p District Councils: Badenoch and Strathspey 7 9 +28.6 Caithness 10 13 +30.0 Inverness 10 12 +20.0 Lochaber 18 19 +5.6 Nairn 9 9 No change Ross and Cromarty 21 13 38.1 Skye and Lochalsh 8 10 +25.0 Sutherland 17 17 No change LOTHIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL (a) Regional Rate 44 53 +20.5 (b) Domestic Water Rate 3.5 4 +14.3 District Councils: East Lothian 14 16 +14.3 Edinburgh City 14 16.5 +17.9 Midlothian 13 14 +7.7 West Lothian 13.5 15 +11.1 STRATHCLYDE REGIONAL COUNCIL (a) Regional Rate 37 41 +10.8 (b) Domestic Water Rate 5 5 No change District Councils: Argyll and Bute 20 23 +15.0 Bearsden and Milngavie 16 18 +12.5 Clydebank 25 25 No change Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 11 11 No change Cumnock and Doon Valley 16 18 +12.5 Cunninghame 15 19 +26.7 Dumbarton 20 20 No change East Kilbride 11 13 +18.2 Eastwood 14 15 +7.1 Glasgow City 26.5 27 +1.9 Hamilton 19 21 +10.5 Inverclyde 20 20 No change Kilmarnock and Loudoun 16 20 +25.0 Kyle and Carrick 16 18 +12.5 Lanark 12 13.5 +12.5 Monklands 23 26.5 +15.2 Motherwell 15 21.5 +43.3 Renfrew 18 19 +5.6 Strathkelvin 13.5 18.5 + 37.0 TAYSIDE REGIONAL COUNCIL (a) Regional Rate 36 43 +19.4 (b) Domestic Water Rate 5 5 No change District Councils: Angus 10 10 No change Dundee City 19 16 -15.8 Perth and Kinross 8 9 +12.5 ISLANDS AREAS Orkney: (a) General Rate 100 100 No change (b) Domestic Water Rate 10 11 +10.0 Shetland: (a) General Rate 45 50 +11.1 (b) Domestic Water Rate 10 10 No change Western Isles: (a) General Rate 60 65 +8.3 (b) Domestic Water Rate 10 11 +10.0