§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to make mandatory a requirement upon local authorities to allow private enterprise to bid for contracts on the services provided.
§ Sir George YoungMy right hon. Friend has no immediate plans for legislation; but is always ready to consider practicad proposals for encouraging the contracting out of local authority services.
1978/79 1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 Regional Authority RSG £ million Grant as percentage of Expenditure RSG £ million Grant as percentage of Expenditure RSG £ million Grant as percentage of Expenditure RSG £ million Grant as percentage of Expenditure RSG £ million Grant as percentage of Expenditure Borders 19.3 75.4 21.6 68.4 26.2 67.0 28.8 67.0 31.2 66.5 Central 38.3 56.4 44.3 55.1 54.4 54.6 58.4 52.3 61.1 49.8 Dumfries and Galloway 25.2 71.4 28.4 66.7 33.8 64.5 37.1 64.6 40.8 64.6 Fife 51.3 64.8 59.5 61.8 71.6 59.0 78.1 57.5 82.4 54.6 Grampian 76.0 64.0 86.4 59.9 102.6 57.3 114.0 58.1 118.2 54.5 Highland 45.3 74.6 51.7 68.2 61.9 69.7 67.1 67.7 74.1 65.1 Lothian 117.2 57.7 134.1 53.0 157.7 48.4 *135.3; 37.3 170.3 45.7 Strathclyde 461.1 66.1 529.3 64.0 653.2 62.4 692.5 60.0 733.8 58.2 Tayside 63.9 63.2 74.1 62.7 88.5 61.1 96.7 58.5 101.5 56.3 * After deduction of £30 million through the exercise of the Secretary of State's powers under section 5(1)(c) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966. † The outturn figures used as the basis for the 1982–83 percentage are provisional.