§ 42. Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the provisional non-housing revenue account and housing revenue account capital allocations for 1988–89 for(a) Scotland and (b) Edinburgh; and if he will express them as a percentage of the allocation in the 1987–88 financial year.
§ Mr. LangThe provisional non-housing revenue account and housing revenue account capital allocations for 1988–89 for Scotland as a whole are £122.6 million and £387 million, respectively. These represent 83.1 per cent. and 106.8 per cent. respectively of the equivalent allocations at this stage last year.
The provisional non-housing revenue account and housing revenue account capital allocations for 1988–89 for Edinburgh district council are £24 million and £26.4 million respectively. These represent 70 per cent. and 107 per cent. respectively of the equivalent allocations at this stage last year.
This year, as a result of substantial increases in receipts, the housing revenue account allocations at final stage were higher than the provisional allocations. Similarly next year, any receipts additional to those assumed will enhance 1988–89 allocations.