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Mr. Soley
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the value of the Exchequer subsidies and rate fund contributions, respectively, to Scottish local authority housing revenue account dwellings in total and on a per dwelling basis for the years 1978–79 to 1987–88.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information is given in the table.
| Exchequer Subsidy | Rate fund Contributions | |||
| Total | Per Dwelling | Total | Per Dwelling | |
| £ million | £ | £ million | £ | |
| 1978–79 | 142·7 | 160·69 | 55·6 | 62·61 |
| 1979–80 | 213·4 | 238·87 | 72·9 | 81·60 |
| 1980–81 | 228·2 | 254·96 | 79·4 | 88·71 |
| 1981–82 | 161·9 | 181·24 | 106·3 | 119·00 |
| 1982–83 | 104·6 | 118·26 | 124·7 | 140·98 |
| 1983–84 | 72·1 | 82·61 | 122·6 | 140·47 |
| 1984–85 | 67·2 | 77·93 | 138·7 | 160·84 |
| 1985–86 | 64·2 | 75·24 | 98·4 | 115·32 |
| 1986–87 | 44·5 | 52·76 | 76·3 | 90·46 |
| 1987–88 | 41·9 | 50·39 | 41·8 | 50·27 |
Notes:
(1) Figures for 1978–79 to 1985–86 are based on audited accounts.
(2) Figures for 1986–87 and 1987–88 are based on authorities' near actual outturn returns.