§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each district council area in Scotland(a) the value of the grant safety net payable in 1989–90, (b) the estimate of population which was used when calculating the community charge which would be levied in 1988–89, (c) the needs assessments on which the projections of 1988–89 community charge levels were based and (d) the average rate bill per adult in 1988–89.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is set out in the table. The figures in column 1 represent a transitional supplement to grant paid both to regional and district councils in respect of the population of the district area. This will be phased out within three to five years. The projections of community charge levels for 1988–89 were calculated on the basis of projected budgeted expenditure not client group assessments.
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Column 1 Value of safety net at taxpayer level £
Column 2 Adult Population Column 3 Average rate bill per adult 1988–89 £
Berwickshire 0 14,424 214 Ettrick and Lauderdale 0 25,710 205 Roxburgh 0 27,319 209 Tweeddale 0 11,391 224 Clackmannan 0 35,137 237 Falkirk 0 108,102 226 Stirling 0 61,958 297 Annandale and Eskdale 0 27,604 210 Nithsdale 0 43,882 210 Stewartry 0 17,929 235 Wigtown 0 23,002 199 Dunfermline 0 96,081 244 Kirkcaldy 0 111,497 254 North East Fife 0 52,114 292 Aberdeen City 0 170,657 231 Banff and Buchan 0 61,455 192 Gordon 0 50,767 221 Kincardine and Deeside 0 35,266 224 Moray 0 63,301 182 Badenoch and Strathspey 0 8,100 243 Caithness 0 20,138 174 Inverness 0 45,662 230 Lochaber 0 14,154 213 Nairn 0 7,604 234 Ross and Cromarty 0 34,405 213 Skye and Lochalsh 0 8,648 165 Sutherland 0 10,207 164 East Lothian 0 63,731 317 Edinburgh City 0 351,866 333 Midlothian 182,570 60,695 275 West Lothian 0 101,686 271 Argyll and Bute 1,235,658 49,474 277 Bearsden and Milngavie 0 30,453 423 Clydebank 664,843 37,381 241 Clydesdale 417,660 43,447 257 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 752,861 44,521 271 Cumnock and Doon Valley 635,754 32,545 221 Cunninghame 3,143,844 100,964 283 Dumbarton 1,356,316 58,450 309 East Kilbride 375,107 61,879 280 Eastwood 0 42,311 399 Glasgow City 29,151,857 561,698 274 Hamilton 367,478 78,449 280
Column 1 Value of safety net at taxpayer level £
Column 2 Adult Population Column 3 Average rate bill per adult 1988–89 £
Inverclyde 0 73,531 263 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 1,214,346 60,702 259 Kyle and Carrick 0 87,133 303 Monklands 510,925 77,834 255 Motherwell 0 109,686 251 Renfrew 1,882,902 153,443 284 Strathkelvin 151,070 65,976 280 Angus 0 69,926 242 Dundee City 0 136,383 278 Perth and Kinross 0 95,464 255
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the aggregate Exchequer grant paid to all local authorities in Scotland for each financial year since 1978–79(a) in cash terms and (b) at 1988–89 prices.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is set out in the table:
£ million Cash terms 1988–89 prices 1978–79 1,125 2,453 1979–80 1,300 2,425 1980–81 1,577 2,484 1981–82 1,693 2,427 1982–83 1,799 2,408 1983–84 1,920 2,457 1984–85 1,888 2,300 1985–86 1,937 2,239 1986–87 1,904 2,129 1987–88 2,092 2,222 1988–89 2,371 2,371 Notes:
- 1. The figures for 1986–87 to 1988–89 will be varied following the next rate support grant order. The figures reflect selective and general abatement of grant, except that for 1988–89 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 1988–39 prices.