§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total numbers and values of claims for rate rebates, broken down by regional and islands authorities, for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information is as follows:
1978–79 Regional/Islands Authority Total number of rate rebate recipients Total amount of rebate granted £ Borders 6,990 304,298 Central 15,856 1,023,993 Dumfries and Galloway 8,398 381,842 Fife 26,404 1,117,936 Grampian 26,385 1,419,420 Highland 9,054 484,504 Lothian 60,327 4,487,173 Strathclyde 192,595 10,796,603 Tayside 25,542 1,349,015 Orkney 531 19,099 Shetland 498 16,697 Western Isles 1,068 27,062
§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the local 57W authority income from rates, broken down by regional and islands authorities and by domestic, water and other categories for the most recent year for which figures are available.
Estimated Income from Rates on Estimated Total Rate Income (cols. 1–4) Estimated Domestic Water Rate Income 1 2 3 4 Domestic*Subjects Commercial Subjects Industrial and Freight Subjects Other Subjects £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Borders 4,601 1,702 855 2,348 9,506 720 Central 13,161 8,653 13,611 9,645 45,070 1,050 Dumfries and Galloway 6,076 2,591 1,079 3,406 13,152 856 Fife 15,043 7,444 5,118 11,166 38,771 1,334 Grampian 24,851 21,095 7,513 18,783 72,242 4,013 Highland 8,154 5,918 2,608 5,239 21,919 1,360 Lothian 46,833 39,833 9,163 31,434 127,263 4,024 Strathclyde 120,929 94,383 41,620 70,787 327,719 13,514 Tayside 17,503 12,917 3,884 12,496 46,800 1,982 ALL REGIONS 257,151 194,536 85,451 165,304 702,442 28,853 Orkney 834 1,036 5,686 868 8,424 121 Shetland 454 5,930 379 677 7,440 198 Western Isles 695 525 192 844 2,256 159 ALL ISLANDS AUTHORITIES 1,983 7,491 6,257 2,389 18,120 478 * Includes government grants in respect of domestic element of rate support grant and rate rebates. Excludes income from domestic water rate.