§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, following the publication of the crime figures for Scotland 1986, he will list in respect of each police force area in Scotland in 1986 the total number of (a) offences notified to the police, (b) offences of violence against the person, (c) burglaries, (d) thefts, (e) offences of fraud and forgery and (f) offences of criminal damage.
§ Mr. LangThe table sets out the requested figures on crimes recorded by the police, using the best available approximations in the Scottish crime classification to the categories listed in the question.
employment, (d) a married man with earnings as in (a), whose wife has no income, (e) a married couple with earnings as in (b), living with a son or daughter aged over 18 years whose earnings are the average for full-time workers in the 18–24 year age group, (f) a married couple with earnings as in (b), living with a son or daughter aged 18–24 years who is unemployed, (g) a single person on 100 per cent. of an average male non-manual worker's wage and (h) a married man with earnings as in (g), whose wife's earnings are the average for women in full-time employment.
§ Mr. AncramThe estimated average local tax bills under the community charge system and under a local 467W income tax system with and without resource equalisation needed to replace domestic rates in 1985–86, are as follows for the specific cases requested.
(a) A single person on 125 per cent. of average earnings for a full-time male adult manual worker in Scotland Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income tax (£) Unequalised local income lax (£) Borders 158 364 262 Central 187 432 542 Dumfries and Galloway) 155 356 330 Fife 210 491 364 Grampian 157 364 262 Highland 153 356 271 Lothian 225 525 635 Strathclyde 229 533 559 Tayside 194 449 550 Scotland 207 483 474
(b) A married man with earnings as in (a), whose wife's earnings are the Scottish average for adult women in full-lime employment Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income tax (£) Unequalised local income tax (£) Borders 316 482 347 Central 374 572 717 Dumfries and Galloway 310 471 437 Fife 420 650 482 Grampian 314 482 347 Highland 306 471 359 Lothian 450 695 840 Strathclyde 458 706 740 Tayside 388 594 728 Scotland 414 639 628
(c) A married man with earnings as in (a) whose wife's earnings are the average for adult women in part-lime employment Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income lax !£) Unequalised local income lax (£) Borders 316 330 238 Central 374 392 492 Dumfries and Galloway 310 323 300 Fife 420 445 330 Grampian 314 330 238 Highland 306 323 246 Lothian 450 476 576 Strathclyde 458 484 507 Tayside 388 407 499 Scotland 414 438 430 468W
(d) A married man with earnings as in (a) whose wife has no income Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income lax (£) Unequalised local income tax (£) Borders 316 310 224 Central 374 368 462 Dumfries and Galloway 310 303 281 Fife 420 419 310 Grampian 314 310 224 Highland 306 303 231 Lothian 450 447 541 Strathclyde 458 455 476 Tayside 388 383 469
Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income tax (£) Unequalised local income tax (£) Scotland 414 411 404
(e) A married couple with earnings as in (b) living with a son or daughter aged over 18 whose earnings are the average for full-time workers in the 18–24 year age group Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income tax (£) Unequalised local income tax (£) Borders 474 647 466 Central 561 767 963 Dumfries and Galloway 465 632 587 Fife 630 873 647 Grampian 471 647 466 Highland 459 632 482 Lothian 675 933 1,129 Strathclyde 687 948 993 Tayside 582 798 978 Scotland 621 858 843
(f) A married couple with earnings as in (b), living with a son or daughter aged 18–24 who is unemployed Area Community charge (rebated) (£) Equalised local income tax (£) Unequalised local income lax (£) Borders 429 482 347 Central 488 572 717 Dumfries and Galloway 422 471 437 Fife 543 650 482 Grampian 430 482 347 Highland 419 471 359 Lothian 574 695 840 Strathclyde 584 706 740 Tayside 507 594 728 Scotland 536 639 628
(g) A single person on 100 per cent. of average earnings for a full-time male adult non-manual worker in Scotland Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income lax £) Unequalised local income tax (£) Borders 158 406 293 Central 187 482 604 Dumfries and Galloway 155 397 368 Fife 210 548 406 Grampian 157 406 293 Highland 153 397 302 Lothian 225 585 708 Strathclyde 229 595 623 Tayside 194 500 614 Scotland 207 538 529 469W
(h) A married man with earnings as in (g), whose wife's earnings are the average for women in full-time employment Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income lax (£) Unequalised local income tax (£) Borders 316 524 378 Central 374 621 800 Dumfries and Galloway 310 512 475 Fife 420 706 524
Area Community charge (£) Equalised local income lax (£) Unequalised local income lax (£) Grampian 314 524 378 Highland 306 512 390 Lothian 450 755 914 Stralhclyde 458 767 804 Tayside 388 646 792 Scotland 414 694 682 Notes:
(1) The average community charges for 1985–86 used in the tables were published in the Official Report on 20 February 1986.
(2) The underlying local income tax rates (with resource equalisation) have been estimated on the assumption that some form of resource equalisation would make the yield of 1p in the £ the same per adult in all areas.
(3) Published information on taxable resources in local authority areas is only available up to 1982–83. The sample size is small and the regional pattern shows considerable variation from year to year. Estimates of local income tax rates without resource equalisation are therefore subject to some uncertainty. Those in the table have been produced by applying the pattern of unequalised tax rates calculated for 1982–83 to 1985–86 average earnings.
(4) Estimates of average gross earnings have been taken from the 1985 New Earnings Survey. The average figures for Scotland have been used in each case with the exception of average earnings for the 18–24 year age group, where only GB figures were readily available.
(5) In applying local income tax rates to cases (a) to (h) it is assumed that earnings arc the only sources of income and that only
Average Household Consumption by Income Group in Great Britain (oz/person/week) 1975 Income Group Al A2 B C D El E2 OAP Income levesl1 £110 and over £82 and under £110 £49 and under £82 £28 and under £49 less than £28 £28 or more less than £28 n.a. White bread (standard loaves) 17.72 21.67 27–77 30–68 30.14 22.93 25.39 25.40 Brown bread (incl. wholemeal) 4.98 4.09 2.89 2.76 2.79 6.14 5.38 5.16 Other bread 4.80 2.94 3.42 3.59 4.91 4.29 3.87 4.75 Sugar 6.38 9.24 10.55 12.14 12.09 10.66 13.23 15.21 Total fats 10.49 10.39 10.79 11.09 11.94 13.76 11.46 13.06 Fresh fruit 26.75 22.87 17.06 14.45 13.98 30.77 21.80 19.61 Fresh vegetables 29.91 24.81 24.44 23.69 25.32 35.35 27.91 31.98 Potatoes (excl. processed) 31.68 40.74 43.25 47.67 49.02 40.05 40.74 39.56 n.a. =Not applicable. 1 Defined as the gross weekly income of the head of household. Income groups Al to D include households with an earner; El and E2 are income groups without an earner. OAP households are those in which at least three quarters of total income derived from National Insurance retirement or similar pensions and/or supplementary pensions or allowances paid in supplementation or instead of such pensions. 470W
1985 Income Group A1 A2 B C D E1 E2 OAP Income levels1 £395 and over £300 and under £395 £165 and under £300 £85 and under £165 less than £85 £85 or more less than £85 n.a. White bread (standard loaves) 10.73 11.38 16.17 21.53 27.61 12.28 22.96 21.01 Brown bread (incl. wholemeal) 8.79 7.97 7.57 6.52 4.83 12.44 7.31 9.89 Other bread 3.74 4.41 4.45 4.39 3.80 4.79 4.08 4.04 Sugar 5.40 6.06 6.50 8.52 9.76 9.64 10.42 14.34 Total fats 8.92 8.68 9.07 10.13 9.47 12.29 11.72 13.51 Fresh fruit 29.41 23.69 19.63 16.01 11.28 32.89 16.50 21.59 Fresh vegetablcs 32.73 26.30 25.43 23.52 20.96 35.05 26.59 31.49 Potatoes (excl. processed) 24.90 30.11 36.26 42.70 54.66 38.99 47.92 42.78 personal tax allowances apply.
(6) In case (f) it has been assumed that the unemployed son or daughter will be in receipt of unemployment benefit.