HC Deb 26 January 1981 vol 997 cc288-9W
Mr. Millan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the expenditure guideline figures for each local authority in Scotland as issued by him for 1981–82, together with the comparable figures at comparable prices for 1980–81; and if he will give the basis on which the 1981–82 figures have been prepared.

Mr. Younger

As explained in Scottish Office finance circular No. 1/1981, sent to all local authorities on 15 January, the guideline figures for 1981–82 take account of the assessment of expenditure needs implicit in the demographic formula used to distribute the needs (general) element of rate support grant, modified by the level of previous guidelines in order to avoid undue variations from one year to another.

The information is given in the following table.

£ million at November 1980 prices
Guideline
1980–81 1981–82
REGIONAL COUNCILS
Borders 35.40 35.00
Central 87.56 86.00
Dumfries and Galloway 47.50 47.50
Fife 105.33 105.00
Grampian 153.71 151.00
Highland 73.20 74.00
Lothian 263.32 256.00
Strathclyde 915.95 893.00
Tayside 136.07 130.50
ISLANDS AREA COUNCILS
Orkney 8.86 8.50
Shetland 10.88 11.00
Western Isles 16.17 15.50
DISTRICT COUNCILS
Borders Region
Berwickshire 0.60 0.57
Ettrick & Lauderdale 0.98 0.97
Roxburgh 1.24 1.15
Tweeddale 0.47 0.47
Guideline
1980–81 1981–82
Central Region
Clackmannan 2.28 2.24
Falkirk 7.92 7.28
Stirling 3.80 3.48
Dunfries & Galloway Region
Annandale & Eskdale 0.92 0.91
Nithsdale 1.67 1.65
Stewartry 0.66 0.65
Wigtown 0.77 0.76
Fife Region
Dunfermline 4.39 4.35
Kirkcaldy 5.96 5.90
North East Fife 3.15 2.89
Grampian Region
Aberdeen City 8.64 8.55
Banff & Buchan 2.50 2.47
Gordon 2.31 2.28
Kincardine & Deeside 1.13 1.12
Moray 2.86 2.83
Highland Region
Badenoch & Strathspey 0.30 0.30
Caithness 0.89 0.81
Inverness 2.10 1.93
Lochaber 0.66 0.60
Nairn 0.34 0.32
Ross & Cromarty 1.42 1.33
Skye & Lochalsh 0.27 0.27
Sutherland 0.57 0.53
Lothian Region
East Lothian 3.69 3.39
Edinburgh City 24.14 22.17
Midlothian 3.75 3.53
West Lothian 4.20 4.16
Strathclyde Region
Argyll & Bute 4.76 4.37
Bearsden & Milngavie 1.92 1.80
Clydebank 3.08 2.83
Clydesdale 2.61 2.57
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 2.49 2.47
Cumnock and Doon Valley 1.68 1.66
Cunninghame 7.12 6.62
Dumbarton 4.19 3.85
East Kilbride 3.92 3.88
Eastwood 2.29 2.27
Glasgow City 59.75 54.88
Hamilton 4.78 4.44
Inverclyde 5.43 4.99
Kilmarnock & Loudoun 4.13 3.79
Kyle & Carrick 6.95 6.39
Monklands 4.97 4.82
Motherwell 7.37 7.03
Renfrew 12.25 11.66
Strathkelvin 4.20 4.12
Tayside Region
Angus 3.78 3.74
Dundee City 8.61 7.91
Perth & Kinross 4.49 4.45