§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the increase in income from the rate poundage set by Strathclyde region for 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information is as follows:
£ million 1983–84 1.592 1984–85 28.533 1985–86 64.582 Note:
For the purposes of this question the income from the rate poundage in each year from 1982–83 is the amount produced by multiplying the authority's rate poundage and the product of a penny rate for each year as most recently notified by the authority to the Scottish Office.