§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the total annual cost of rate support grant in Scotland which is associated with Scottish local authorities' expenditure on water and sewerage services.
§ Mr. YoungerI refer the hon. Member to the report on the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1982—HC 143 of the 1981–82 Session—which explains that rate support grant is paid in aid of the revenues of local authorities generally and is not hypothecated to individual services. Appendix B to the report lists the breakdown of relevant expenditure by main service for 1982–83 at estimated cash prices.