§ Mr. Nigel Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total identifiable allocation of public money made by the Government since 1979 to (a) Edinburgh, (b) Dundee, (c) Aberdeen and (d) Glasgow (i) in total, (ii) per person, (iii) per unemployed person, (iv) per unemployed person aged 878W under 21 years and (v) per retirement pensioner, in each named district; and if he will also express the figures at 1987 prices.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not readily available in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Identifiable provision for public expenditure by Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow district councils from 1979–80 to 1987–88 is set out in the table.
Cash prices 1987 prices £ million £ million Aberdeen 317.452 394.951 Dundee 264.259 326.321 Edinburgh 638.383 774.564 Glasgow 1,918.903 2,359.128 Notes:
(1) table includes provision by way of housing capital allocations, general services capital allocations, housing support grant and current expenditure guidelines.
(2) Expenditure financed from capital receipts is included in the provision for housing capital allocations but excluded from the provision for general services capital allocations.