To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the Scottish Office budget for each local authority in Scotland in cash terms and at 1998–99 prices for (a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97, (c) 1997–98 and (d) 1998–99; and what is his estimate for (i) 1999–2000, (ii) 2000–01 and (iii) 2001–02. [76865]
[holding answer 16 March 1999]: Each local authority in Scotland is responsible for setting its own budget. The Scottish Office provides funding to authorities through Aggregate External Finance (AEF) in support of their net current expenditure. The table shows AEF funding at cash and constant 1998–99 prices by local authority for 1995–96 to 1999–2000. The distribution of AEF at a local authority level for 2000–01 and 2001–02 is not yet decided, but overall support for local authority expenditure for each of these years is planned to increase by 3.0 per cent. and 2.7 per cent. respectively.
| Summary of AEF | ||
| £000 | ||
| 1995–96 AEF (cash) | 1995–96 AEF (constant) | |
| Aberdeen | 30,697 | 33,245 |
| Angus | 11,422 | 12,370 |
| Annandale/Eskdale | 3,686 | 3,992 |
| Argyll/Bute | 14,011 | 15,174 |
| Badenoch/Strathspey | 1,402 | 1,518 |
| Banff/Buchan | 10,568 | 11,445 |
| Bearsden/Milngavie | 4,330 | 4,689 |
| Berwickshire | 2,314 | 2,506 |
| Caithness | 3,575 | 3,872 |
| Clackmannan | 7,093 | 7,682 |
| Clydebank | 7,787 | 8,433 |
| Clydesdale | 8,126 | 8,800 |
| Cumbernauld | 7,877 | 8,531 |
| Cumnock | 6,140 | 6,650 |
| Cunninghame | 20,912 | 22,648 |
| Dumbarton | 10,440 | 11,306 |
| Dundee | 29,984 | 32,473 |
| Dunfermline | 15,860 | 17,176 |
| East Kilbride | 9,338 | 10,113 |
| East Lothian | 11,854 | 12,838 |
| Eastwood | 4,952 | 5,363 |
| Edinburgh | 77,938 | 84,406 |
| Ettrick/Lauderdale | 3,982 | 4,312 |
| Falkirk | 18,932 | 20,503 |
| Glasgow | 158,560 | 171,720 |
| Gordon | 9,004 | 9,751 |
| Hamilton | 15,000 | 16,245 |
| Inverclyde | 15,362 | 16,637 |
| Inverness | 7,221 | 7,820 |
| Kilmarnock | 10,448 | 11,315 |
| Kincardine/Deeside | 5,785 | 6,265 |
| £000 | |||||||
| 1996–97 AEF(cash) | 1996–97 AEF (constant) | 1997–98 AEF (cash) | 1997–98 AEF (constant) | 1998–99 AEF (cash/constant) | 1999–2000 AEF (cash) | 1999–2000 AEF (constant) | |
| Aberdeen, City | 195,282 | 205,168 | 190,338 | 195,096 | 185,886 | 192,480 | 187,784 |
| Aberdeenshire | 199,986 | 210,110 | 202,767 | 207,836 | 205,386 | 213,112 | 207,913 |
| Angus | 99,503 | 104,540 | 101,928 | 104,476 | 104,519 | 108,762 | 106,109 |
| Argyll and Bute | 111,481 | 117,125 | 109,325 | 112,058 | 107,728 | 110,884 | 108,179 |
| Clackmannanshire | 46,878 | 49,251 | 46,523 | 47,686 | 46,658 | 48,430 | 47,249 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 151,508 | 159,178 | 151,565 | 155,354 | 152,465 | 159,723 | 155,827 |
| Dundee | 169,403 | 177,979 | 168,511 | 172,724 | 167,497 | 174,018 | 169,773 |
| East Ayrshire | 123,630 | 129,889 | 123,915 | 127,013 | 122,861 | 126,160 | 123,082 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 92,508 | 97,191 | 93,619 | 95,959 | 90,690 | 97,122 | 94,753 |
| East Lothian | 78,669 | 82,652 | 79,611 | 81,601 | 78,998 | 83,321 | 81,288 |
| East Renfrewshire | 70,856 | 74,443 | 73,650 | 71,491 | 71,509 | 77,572 | 75,680 |
| Edinburgh, City | 398,977 | 419,175 | 408,344 | 418,553 | 408,887 | 426,157 | 415,761 |
| Eilean Siar | 67,123 | 70,521 | 66,887 | 68,559 | 68,581 | 70,424 | 68,706 |
| Falkirk | 130,501 | 137,108 | 130,673 | 133,940 | 133,235 | 136,312 | 132,987 |
| Fife | 333,212 | 350,081 | 330,150 | 338,404 | 328,919 | 344,529 | 336,124 |
| Glasgow City | 828,533 | 870,477 | 810,636 | 830,902 | 788,624 | 813,291 | 793,451 |
| Highland | 241,808 | 254,049 | 238,449 | 244,410 | 238,287 | 249,883 | 243,787 |
| Inverclyde | 101,591 | 106,734 | 101,623 | 104,164 | 96,505 | 98,391 | 95,991 |
| Midlothian | 78,036 | 81,987 | 76,261 | 78,168 | 77,389 | 80,531 | 78,566 |
Summary of AEF
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£000
| ||
1995–96 AEF (cash)
| 1995–96 AEF (constant)
| |
| Kirkcaldy | 18,416 | 19,944 |
| Kyle/Carrick | 14,879 | 16,114 |
| Lochaber | 3,081 | 3,337 |
| Midlothian | 10,287 | 11,141 |
| Monklands | 17,445 | 18,893 |
| Moray | 11,094 | 12,015 |
| Motherwell | 21,872 | 23,687 |
| Nairn | 1,181 | 1,279 |
| Nithsdale | 6,671 | 7,225 |
| North East Fife | 9,273 | 10,043 |
| Perth/Kinross | 16,770 | 18,162 |
| Renfrew | 29,383 | 31,822 |
| Ross/Cromarty | 8,280 | 8,967 |
| Roxburgh | 4,454 | 4,824 |
| Skye/Lochalsh | 2,381 | 2,579 |
| Stewartry | 2,421 | 2,622 |
| Stirling | 13,688 | 14,824 |
| Strathkelvin | 10,692 | 11,579 |
| Sutherland | 2,260 | 2,448 |
| Tweeddale | 1,855 | 2,009 |
| West Lothian | 20,324 | 22,011 |
| Wigtown | 4,092 | 4,432 |
| 775,399 | 839,753 | |
| Orkney Isles | 35,758 | 38,726 |
| Shetland Isles | 46,706 | 50,582 |
| Western Isles | 66,143 | 71,632 |
| 148,607 | 160,941 | |
| Borders | 97,293 | 105,368 |
| Central | 222,881 | 241,379 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 134,799 | 145,987 |
| Fife | 287,186 | 311,021 |
| Grampian | 410,359 | 444,416 |
| Highland | 211,943 | 229,533 |
| Lothian | 583,705 | 632,149 |
| Strathclyde | 2,022,459 | 2,190,312 |
| Tayside | 335,503 | 363,348 |
| 4,306,128 | 4,663,512 | |
| Scotland | 5,230,134 | 5,664,206 |
Note:
The AEF figures are as announced at the time of the settlements
£000
| |||||||
1996–97 AEF(cash)
| 1996–97 AEF (constant)
| 1997–98 AEF (cash)
| 1997–98 AEF (constant)
| 1998–99 AEF (cash/constant)
| 1999–2000 AEF (cash)
| 1999–2000 AEF (constant)
| |
| Moray | 85,968 | 90,320 | 85,749 | 87,893 | 85,047 | 89,039 | 86,867 |
| North Ayrshire | 137,970 | 144,955 | 141,448 | 144,984 | 137,018 | 143,556 | 140,054 |
| North Lanarkshire | 332,110 | 348,923 | 330,463 | 338,725 | 319,860 | 333,935 | 325,789 |
| Orkney | 37,975 | 39,897 | 38,201 | 39,156 | 39,508 | 40,424 | 39,438 |
| Perth and Kinross | 115,251 | 121,086 | 116,151 | 119,055 | 121,350 | 126,934 | 123,837 |
| Renfrewshire | 175,134 | 184,000 | 175,197 | 179,577 | 168,181 | 177,333 | 173,007 |
| Scottish Borders | 110,368 | 115,955 | 109,488 | 112,225 | 109,654 | 115,013 | 112,207 |
| Shetland | 48,224 | 50,665 | 55,873 | 57,270 | 55,984 | 57,130 | 55,736 |
| South Ayrshire | 107,128 | 112,551 | 109,304 | 112,037 | 105,599 | 112,248 | 109,510 |
| South Lanarkshire | 300,889 | 316,121 | 301,209 | 308,739 | 286,192 | 302,874 | 295,485 |
| Stirling | 84,103 | 88,361 | 85,579 | 87,718 | 83,787 | 88,856 | 86,688 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 114,739 | 120,548 | 110,845 | 113,616 | 105,610 | 110,152 | 107,465 |
| West Lothian | 147,235 | 154,689 | 147,257 | 150,938 | 149,299 | 156,250 | 152,438 |
| Scotland | 5,316,579 | 5,585,729 | 5,311,539 | 5,444,327 | 5,241,713 | 5,464,846 | 5,331,532 |
Note:
The AEF figures are as announced at the time of the settlements
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.