HC Deb 10 April 1987 vol 114 cc465-6W
Mr. Michael Forsyth

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has as to how the current produce of domestic rates in Scotland and in each of the regions in Scotland might be raised through community charge or local income tax with and without resource equalisation in the cases of (a) a single person on 125 per cent. of an average male manual worker's wage, (b) a married man with earnings as in (a), whose wife's earnings are the average for women in full-time employment, (c) a married man with earnings as in (a), whose wife's earnings are the average for women in part-time

Development Agency for each of the last five years, the name of each company and the value of each contract awarded; whether the contract was awarded on the basis of tenders in each case; and if he will give the reasons in those cases where tenders were not invited.

Mr. Lang

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.