§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will(a) give the aggregate rate fund contributions for Scotland in each year since 1979, including the provision 1988–89 figure, (b) reprice the above for inflation, (c) give the total budgeted RFL 671W expenditure and (d) reprice (c) for inflation; and if he will give (a) as a percentage of (c) and (b) as a percentage of (d).
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–881 1988–892 Aggregate Rate Fund Contributions (£ million) 72.9 79.4 106.3 124.7 117.9 139.1 97.3 76.2 43.6 20.8 Aggregate Rate Fund Contributions at September 1987 prices (£ million) 126.8 116.5 142.0 155.4 140.5 158.8 104.7 79.6 43.6 — Budgeted Rate Fund Contributions (£ million) 75.6 88.3 117.2 121.8 124.8 119.9 89.3 69.5 43.6 — Budgeted Rate Fund Contributions at September 1987 prices (£ million) 131.5 129.6 156.6 151.8 148.7 136.9 96.1 72.6 43.6 — Aggregate Rate Fund Contribution as a percentage of Budgeted Rate Fund Contribution (per cent.) 96 90 91 106 95 112 108 109 100 — Aggregate Rate Fund Contribution as a percentage of Budgeted Rate Fund Contribution at September 1987 prices (per cent.) 96 90 91 106 95 112 108 109 100 — 1 Local authorities March 1987 estimates of rate fund contributions. 2 Provisional rate fund contribution limit.