§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in theOfficial Report the cost to local authorities in Scotland of collecting domestic rates 374W in each of the last five years for which figures are available, expressed in cash terms and as percentages of local authority revenue expenditure in Scotland.
§ Mr. LangCentrally held information on costs of rate collection does not distinguish between domestic and non-domestic rates. The precise information requested is therefore not available.