HC Deb 01 April 1980 vol 982 cc180-3W
Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage change in 1980–81 for each local authority in Scotland of (a) the rate poundage and (b) the amount of rate support grant.

Mr. Younger

Percentage changes in regional, district and general rate pound-ages between 1979–80 and 1980–81 are given in the table below.

Rate support grant for both years, as currently prescribed, may be increased in consideration of increases in costs affecting local authority expenditure. Until the amounts of any increases are determined and distributed it is not possible to establish the amount of rate support grant for each authority for either year or to measure the change in 1980–81.

Following is the table:

Rate poundage Rate poundage Percentage change
Authority 1979–80 1980–81 (+ or -)
p p
Regional Councils
Borders 46 63 + 37.0
Central 46 54 + 17.4
Dumfries and Galloway 45 56 + 24.4
Fife 40 55 + 37.5
Grampian 50 59 + 18.0
Highland 47 64 + 36.2
Lothian 53 75 +41.5
Strathclyde 41 58 +41.5
Tayside 43 55 + 27.9
District Councils Borders Region
Berwickshire 10 10 —
Ettrick and Lauderdale 7.2 7.2 —
Roxburgh 11.7 10 - 14.5
Tweeddale 9 8 -11.1
Central Region
Clackmannan 15 18 +20.0
Falkirk 18 22 +22.2
Stirling 16 18 + 12.5
Dumfries and Galloway Region
Annandale and Eskdale 9 10 + 11.1
Nithsdale 5 8 +60.0
Stewartry 6 7 + 16.6
Wigtown 6 7 + 16.6
Fife Region
Dunfermline 12 14 + 16.6
Kirkcaldy 10 13.5 +35.0
North East Fife 13 16 +23.1
Grampian Region
Aberdeen City 16.5 21.25 + 28.8
Banff and Buchan 11 9 -18.2
Gordon 13 13 —
Kincardine and Deeside 8 8 —
Moray 14 15 +7.1
Highland Region
Badenoch and Strathspey 9 9 —
Caithness 13 14 +7.7
Inverness 12 13 + 8.3
Lochaber 19 19 —
Nairn 9 10 + 11.1
Ross and Cromarty 13 13 —
Skye and Lochalsh 10 13 + 30.0
Sutherland 17 17 —
Lothian Region
East Lothian 16 19.5 +21.9
Edinburgh City 16.5 19.5 + 18.2
Midlothian 14 20 +42.9
West Lothian 15 18 +20.0
Strathclyde Region
Argyll and Bute 23 27 + 17.4
Bearsden and Milngavie 18 20 + 11.1
Clydebank 25 28 + 12.0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 11 12 +9.1
Cumnock and Doon Valley 18 21 + 16.7
Cunninghame 19 23 +21.1
Dumbarton 20 29 +45.0
East Kilbride 13 17 +30.8
Eastwood 15 16 +6.7
Glasgow City 27 35 +29.6
Hamilton 21 23 +9.5
Inverclyde 20 20 —
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 20 23 +15.0
Kyle and Carrick 18 18 —
Lanark 13.5 17 +25.9
Monklands 26.5 29.5 +11.3

Rate poundage Rate poundage Percentage change
Authority 1979–80 1980–81 (+ or -)
p p
Motherwell … … … 21.5 26 +20.9
Renfrew … … … 19 22.5 + 18.4
Strathkelvin … … … 18.5 21 + 13.5
Tayside Region
Angus … … … 10 11 + 10.0
Dundee City … … … 16 14 -12.5
Perth and Kinross … … … 9 10.5 + 16.7
Islands Councils
Orkney … … … 100 62 -38.0
Shetlands … … … 50 75 + 50.0
Western Isles … … … 65 89 + 36.9