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Mr. McKelvey
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many requests for legal aid have been (a) applied for and (b) refused in Kilmarnock sheriff court since 1 January 1984.
Mr. Ancram
Up to 28 February 1985, of 3,472 applications for criminal legal aid received 997 were refused, 34 withdrawn and no decision had been taken in 36.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Percentage increase in rates | |||||
| Rate poundage 1984–85 | Rate poundage 1985–86 | Domestic ratepayers | Non-domestic ratepayers (see notes below) | All ratepayers | |
| pence | pence | percentage | percentage | percentage | |
| REGIONAL COUNCILS | |||||
| Borders | 86 | 42 | — | — | — |
| Central | 92 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 87 | 42 | — | — | — |
| Fife | 98 | 54 | — | — | — |
| Grampian | 85 | 38 | — | — | — |
| Highland | 95 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Lothian | 96 | 47·5 | — | — | — |
| Strathclyde | 98 | 50 | — | — | — |
| Tayside | 93 | 46 | — | — | — |
| DISTRICT COUNCILS | |||||
| Borders | |||||
| Berwickshire | 17 | 9 | 19·4 | 28·7 | 23·9 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | 16 | 10 | 20·4 | 30·1 | 25·8 |
| Roxburgh | 24 | 11 | 14·6 | 20·9 | 17·8 |
| Tweeddale | 12 | 8 | 19·2 | 3·6 | 10·4 |
| Central | |||||
| Clackmannan | 24 | 14 | 8·5 | 7·5 | 7·9 |
| Falkirk | 33 | 17 | 9·5 | 3·3 | 5·1 |
| Stirling | 38 | 23 | 24·7 | 9·7 | 15·4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | |||||
| Annandale and Eskdale | 16 | 8·5 | 16·9 | 28·6 | 23·1 |
| Nithsdale | 16 | 9·3 | 19 | 15·2 | 16·8 |
| Stewartry | 14 | 8 | 17·5 | 25·4 | 21·2 |
| Wigtown | 11 | 7 | 20 | 13·7 | 16·7 |
| Fife | |||||
| Dunfermline | 22 | 10·5 | 9·6 | 23·1 | 18 |
| Kirkcaldy | 29 | 14·35 | 11·6 | 26·8 | 21·1 |
| North East Fife | 18·5 | 11·25 | 15·8 | 20·4 | 18·2 |
| Grampian | |||||
| Aberdeen | 34·5 | 16 | 15·7 | 12·5 | 13·4 |
| Banff and Buchan | 13 | 8·5 | 7 | -3·4 | -·4 |
| Gordon | 9 | 7·5 | 13·9 | 13·9 | 13·9 |
| Kincardine and Deeside | 10 | 6·5 | 8·6 | 15·9 | 12·2 |
| Moray | 13 | 7·5 | 1·1 | 8·5 | 5·9 |