Rates and Water (Hansard, 19 November 1987)

§ Mr. Nigel Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in(a) each district and islands council area, (b) each regional authority area and (c) Scotland receive (i) rates rebates and (ii) water rates rebates; and if he will estimate (iii) the total amount paid on rebates and (iv) the total number of rebate recipients for each of the above.

§ Mr. Lang
The information requested is set out in the table. Figures at district level are not readily available.
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Total amount of rate rebates 1985–86 £000 Number of rate recipients 1985–86 Total amount of water rate rebates £000 Number of water rate rebate recipients

Borders 1,792 12,100 73 4,150

Central 7,678 37,042 228 16,035

Dumfries and Galloway 2,635 18,187 135 7,725

Fife 10,133 44,222 344 16,558

Grampian 7,074 48,118 421 15,617

Highland 3,445 20,460 208 7,263

Lothian 23,638 96,247 788 35,074

Strathclyde 106,913 431,741 4,055 196,231

Tayside 12,125 60,111 467 22,542

Orkney 127 1,307 16 665

Shetland 175 1,511 6 620

Western Isles 422 4,685 59 3,514

Scotland 176,159 775,731 6,799 325,994

Note: Columns do not all add owing to rounding.

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in(a) Scotland, (b) Fife and (c) Dunfermline district currently receive rebates in respect of water rates; and if he will estimate (i) the total amount paid in rebates and (ii) the total number of people on full rebates.

§ Mr. Lang
In 1985–86, the latest year for which final figures are available 325,994 households in Scotland including 16,558 households in Fife, were in receipt of water rate rebates. The total sum involved was £6,799,000

Domestic Rates 1987–88

Water rate Regional rate poundage Average district rate poundage Domestic rate relief General domestic rate poundage

P P P P P P

Borders 5.7 50 10.5 7 59.2

Central 4.7 53.5 17.5 7 68.7

Dumfries and Galloway 4 49 10.1 7 56.1

Fife 4 58 13.3 7 68.3

Grampian 6.5 44 12 7 55.5

Highland 5.5 60 10.8 7 69.3

Lothian 6.1 57.5 16.1 7 72.7

Strathclyde 4 64 20.4 7 81.4

Tayside 4.5 54 17 7 68.5

Orkney 11 53 7 57

Shetland 3 59 7 55

Western Isles 11.5 74 7 78.5

Scotland average= 73

Note: Average poundages have been calculated using domestic rateable values to weight rate poundages.

	Total amount of rate rebates 1985–86 £000	Number of rate recipients 1985–86	Total amount of water rate rebates £000	Number of water rate rebate recipients
Borders	1,792	12,100	73	4,150
Central	7,678	37,042	228	16,035
Dumfries and Galloway	2,635	18,187	135	7,725
Fife	10,133	44,222	344	16,558
Grampian	7,074	48,118	421	15,617
Highland	3,445	20,460	208	7,263
Lothian	23,638	96,247	788	35,074
Strathclyde	106,913	431,741	4,055	196,231
Tayside	12,125	60,111	467	22,542
Orkney	127	1,307	16	665
Shetland	175	1,511	6	620
Western Isles	422	4,685	59	3,514
Scotland	176,159	775,731	6,799	325,994

Domestic Rates 1987–88
	Water rate	Regional rate poundage	Average district rate poundage	Domestic rate relief	General domestic rate poundage
P	P	P	P	P	P
Borders	5.7	50	10.5	7	59.2
Central	4.7	53.5	17.5	7	68.7
Dumfries and Galloway	4	49	10.1	7	56.1
Fife	4	58	13.3	7	68.3
Grampian	6.5	44	12	7	55.5
Highland	5.5	60	10.8	7	69.3
Lothian	6.1	57.5	16.1	7	72.7
Strathclyde	4	64	20.4	7	81.4
Tayside	4.5	54	17	7	68.5
Orkney	11	53		7	57
Shetland	3	59		7	55
Western Isles	11.5	74		7	78.5
Scotland average=					73