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Local Authorities (Grants And Expenditure)

Volume 640: debated on Friday 12 May 1961

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing the total amount of Government grants in each of the last five

RATE FUND SERVICES
YearTotal amount of Government GrantsPercentage of grant to net expenditure*
£ thousands
1954–55Aberdeen1,62542
Dundee1,34337
Edinburgh2,90639
Glasgow9,75538
Rest of Scotland44,82963
Total—Scotland60,45854
1955–56Aberdeen1,90938
Dundee1,62339
Edinburgh3,51438
Glasgow10,91740
Rest of Scotland48,62163
Total—Scotland66,58454
1956–57Aberdeen2,13136
Dundee1,89941
Edinburgh3,98339
Glasgow12,29140
Rest of Scotland53,77959
Total—Scotland74,08352
1957–58Aberdeen2,36343
Dundee2,04841
Edinburgh4,21740
Glasgow12,83439
Rest of Scotland62,42863
Total—Scotland83,89055
1958–59Aberdeen2,51144
Dundee2,26444
Edinburgh4,52240
Glasgow13,99939
Rest of Scotland68,16465
Total—Scotland91,46056
* i.e. gross expenditure less miscellaneous receipts (rents, fees, etc.)

years given to each of the city, county and large burgh local authorities; and what percentage this sum represented of the total annual expenditure of each of these authorities during this period.

I regret that, owing to the complications introduced by joint expenditures, figures showing the relationship of grants to expenditure are not available for individual local authorities except the four counties of cities. The following table contains information relating to the four cities and to the rest of Scotland as a whole for the years 1954–55 to 1958–59. Full information is not yet available for later years.