HC Deb 30 June 1983 vol 44 cc119-20W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress is being made in the development of a national computerised job availability scheme.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The employment service intends to introduce at the end of this year a computer system

Proportions of Local Authorities' Rate Income
Scotland United Kingdom
Domestic Non-Domestic Domestic Non-Domestic
per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
1977–78 41.0 59.0 40.3 59.7
1978–79 33.2 66.8 40.1 59.9
1979–80 32.4 67.6 40.9 59.1
1980–81 33.2 66.8 41.6 58.4
1981–82 32.8 67.2 41.9 58.1

Mr. McTaggart

asked the Prime Minister what was the total yield from rates in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom for the last year for which figures are available.

The Prime Minister

The rate yield in Scotland for 1981–82 is provisionally estimated to be £1,255 million and was £10,836 million in the United Kingdom. These figures exclude domestic rate relief grant and rate rebates.