Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 December 1957.
Mr James McInnes
, Glasgow Central
12:00,
10 December 1957
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the amount paid to Scottish local authorities under Section 3 of the Distribution of Industry Act, 1945, for each year from 1946 to 1956.
Hon. John Maclay
, Renfrewshire West
As the Answer involves a number of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the information:
| PAYMENTS TO SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY ACT, 1945 | ||||
| £ | ||||
| 1946–47 | … | … | … | 3,925 |
| 1947–48 | … | … | … | 128,583 |
| 1948–49 | … | … | … | 100,599 |
| 1949–50 | … | … | … | 197,769 |
| 1950–51 | … | … | … | 488,864 |
| 1951–52 | … | … | … | 477,782 |
| 1952–53 | … | … | … | 977,785 |
| 1953–54 | … | … | … | 1,351,071 |
| 1954–55 | … | … | … | 946,613 |
| 1955–56 | … | … | … | 511,288 |
| 1956–57 | … | … | … | 661,464 |
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