§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate support grant paid to Tayside regional council in each of the financial years since 1978 expressed in(a) cash terms and (b) rent terms expressed in 1986–87 prices; and what percentage of total spending in each year this represents.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is set out in the table.
Tayside RSG cash RSG 1986–87 cost terms Percentage of relevant expenditure £'000s £'000s 1978–79 63,874 124,271 63 1979–80 74,105 123,358 63 1980–81 88,525 124,297 61 1981–82 96,813 123,801 59 1982–83 100,607 120,014 56 1983–84 106,211 121,127 56 1984–85 104,637 114,300 53 1985–86 112,401 115,788 54 1986–87 114,743 114,743 51 1987–88 124,784 119,697 51 Notes:
1. The figures for the years 1978–79 to 1983–84 are final. Those for 1984–85 to 1987–88 will be varied following the next rate support grant order. The figures reflect selective and general abatement of grant, except that for 1987–88 no adjustment has been made for grant penalties since they will be restored for authorities which bring their expenditure down to guidelines on outturn.
2. The GDP deflator has been used to convert RSG to 1986–87 prices. The expenditure figures used in the final column are those for relevant expenditure including loan charges.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of rate support grant for education paid to Tayside regional council in each of the financial years since 1978, expressed in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms, expressed in 1986–87 prices; and what percentage of total spending in each year this represents.
§ Mr. LangRate support grant is paid in support of a authority's income generally. It is not attributable to particular services.