HC Deb 09 December 1987 vol 124 cc197-8W
48. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total administrative costs, including wages and salaries, of local government in Scotland in 1986–87.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The best available estimate of the costs classified by Scottish local authorities as central administrative costs, including wages and salaries, in respect of relevant current expenditure in 1986–87 is £14.13 million.