§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the average unrebated domestic rate bill paid in each year since 1966 by householders in Scotland.
§ Mr. AncramEstimated average domestic rate bills for Scotland (including water rates) are shown in the table below:
Local authority financial year £ 1966–671 42 1967–68 41 1968–69 43 1969–70 46 1970–71 51 1971–72 63 1972–73 66 1973–74 71 1974–75 83 1975–762 108 1976–773 123 1977–78 139 1978–79 132 1979–80 149 1980–81 199 1981–82 272 1982–83 310 1983–84 310 1984–85 328 1985–86 392 1986–87 417 1 May to May. 2 May to March; 10½ months. 3 April to March. Since 1976 these figures have been contained in "Rating Review", regularly issued by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Copies are available in the Library.