HC Deb 30 June 1999 vol 334 cc195-6W
Mr. Davidson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total rateable value of the Pollok Centre in Glasgow; how much was paid in rates by the centre during the last financial year; and how much and what percentage of the total raised was made available to Glasgow City Council. [88160]

Mr. Macdonald

Assuming full occupation, the total rateable value of the Pollok Centre is £2,374,550, of which almost £1.2 million was paid in rates by the centre in the last financial year. This amount will be included in Glasgow's contribution to the Non-Domestic Rates Pool for 1998–99. Each council's share of Aggregate External Finance (AEF) is calculated according to relative spending need or assessed by Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE). Once specific grants have been top-sliced the balance of the AEF share is made up of two components, Non-Domestic Rates Income (NDRI) and Revenue Support Grant (RSG). NDRI is distributed pro-rata to population and the balance then becomes the council's RSG.