§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing, for each of the years 1978–79 to 1984–85, local authority current expenditure in Scotland in (i) cash terms, (ii) cost terms and (iii) volume terms at November 1983 prices, expressing each line as an amount and as a percentage growth since 1978–79.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information is as follows: 855W
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 £ million 1984–85 Growth from 1978–79 per cent. +2.1 +8.8 +10.4 +11.2 +12.9 +12.6 (iii) November 1983 prices Total expenditure 2,684 2,716 2,757 2,719 2,709 2,753 2,753 Growth from 1978–79 per cent. +1.2 +2.7 +1.3 +0.9 +2.6 +2.6 Notes:
1. All figures are on the basis of relevant expenditure for rate support grant purposes, excluding loan charges.
2. The figures for 1978–79 to 1982–83 are final or near final outturns: the figures for 1983–84 and 1984–85 are provisional outturns and budget estimates respectively. The figure for 1978–79 has been adjusted to take account of a change in the definition of relevant expenditure as from 1979–80.
3. All figures at cash and November 1983 prices have been agreed with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
4. Cost term figures are cash outturns or plans adjusted to a 1978–79 price base using the GDP deflator.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table covering the years 1978–79 to 1984–85 which expands the reconciliation in Cmnd. 9143 (vol. II, table 2.18.1) of local authority expenditure in Scotland on a public expenditure survey basis with total relevant expenditure
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Total local authority current expenditure (as per table 2.18 of Cmnd. 9143-II) 1,530 1,841 2,259 2,582 2,811 3,099 3,047 —of which non-relevant expenditure* 95 124 106 180 226 316 315 —of which relevant expenditure† 1,435 1,717 2,153 2,402 2,585 2,783 2,732 add Common Police Services‡ 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 addition to provision for 1984–85║ — — — — — — 2 Total relevant current expenditure 1,437 1,719 2,156 2,405 2,589 2,788 2,739 Revenue contributions to capital expenditure 10 14 9 9 10 19 23 Loan Charges 234 294 350 366 417 466 453 Interest receipts ¶19 ¶29 ¶10 ¶12 ¶12 ¶7 ¶7 Total relevant expenditure† 1,662 1,998 2,505 2,768 3,004 3,266 3,208 * Comprises rate fund contributions to housing expenditure, expenditure on housing benefit, careers service and other non-relevant services, and takes account of certain adjustments made to the relevant expenditure component of total local authority current expenditure to reflect figures recently agreed with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. † Reflects figures recently agreed with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. ‡ Central Government expenditure on common police services reimbursed by local authorities. ║ Amount additional to rate support grant settlement provision but included in guidelines issued to authorities. ¶ Credit.