HC Deb 19 December 1975 vol 902 cc915-7W
Mr. George Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the change in the rate in the £ sterling for 1976–77 as compared with 1975–76, on the assumptions made in the Department

I. ESTIMATED CHANGE IN RATE POUNDAGES IN 1976–77 OVER 1975–76
Increase(+) or Reduction(-) in Poundage
(1) (2) (3)
No equalisation contributions 2½p equalisation contributions 5p equalisation contributions, 10 per cent. needs element redistribution in Inner London
p p p
INNER LONDON
City of London … … … … +0.5 +3.0 +2.5
Camden … … … … … -3.4 -0.9 +1.2
Greenwich … … … … -10.0 -7.5 -2.0
Hackney … … … … … -11.7 -9.2 -1.9
Hammersmith … … … … -9.6 -7.1 -0.8
Islington … … … … … -7.2 -4.7 +0.3
Kensington and Chelsea … … -4.6 -2.1 +0.7
Lambeth … … … … -10.2 -7.7 -1.6
Lewisham … … … … -9.7 -7.2 -1.0
Southwark … … … … -10.4 -7.9 -1.5
Tower Hamlets … … … … -10.1 -7.6 -2.0
Wandsworth … … … … -11.3 -8.8 -2.5
Westminster … … … … -1.3 +1.2 +1.6
OUTER LONDON
Barking … … … … … +8.1 +4.2 +0.3
Barnet … … … … … +2.9 0 -3.0
Bexley … … … … … +3.8 0 -3.9
Brent … … … … … +4.1 +0.8 -2.6
Bromley … … … … … +2.7 -1.1 -5.0
Croydon … … … … … +1.8 -0.6 -3.1
Ealing … … … … … +1.1 -2.4 -5.9
Enfield … … … … … +5.3 +1.4 -2.4
Haringey … … … … +2.9 -1.0 -4.8
Harrow … … … … … +5.4 +1.5 -2.4
Havering … … … … +5.0 +1.1 -2.7
Hillingdon … … … … +2.2 +0.8 -0.5
Hounslow … … … … -0.1 -1.6 -3.1
Kingston upon Thames … … +3.9 +1.3 -1.3
Merton … … … … … +4.0 +0.1 -3.7
Newham … … … … +3.7 -0.2 -4.1
Redbridge … … … … +4.1 +0.2 -3.6
Richmond upon Thames … … +3.0 -0.9 -4.7
Sutton … … … … … -1.5 -5.4 -9.3
Waltham Forest … … … +3.4 -0.5 -4.3

of the Environment's letter of 27th November to the London Boroughs Association, for each of the London local authorities, on each of the following bases: (1) no equalisation scheme, and no redistribution of needs element within Inner London; (2) equalisation scheme at 2.5p, no double allocation for any outer borough, and no redistribution of needs element within Inner London; (3) equalisation scheme at 5.0p, no double allocation for any outer borough, and 10 per cent. redistribution of needs element within Inner London, showing in each case the average for Greater London, Outer London, Inner London, and Inner London other than the City and Westminster.

Mr. John Silkin

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th December 1975; Vol. 902, c. 636–7], gave the following information:

II. AVERAGE INCREASES AND DECREASES IN POUNDAGES (WEIGHTED BY RATEABLE VALUE)
Non-Domestic Domestic
(1) No equalisation scheme: p p
Greater London … … … … … … -1.3 -0.9
Outer London … … … … … … +3.0 +3.2
Inner London … … … … … … -3.2 -7.3
Inner London excluding the City and Westminster … -7.7 -8.6
(2) 2½p equalisation contributions:
Greater London … … … … … … -0.5 -2.0
Outer London … … … … … … -0.1 -0.2
Inner London … … … … … … -0.7 -4.8
Inner London, excluding the City and Westminster … -5.2 -6.1
(3) 5p equalisation contributions, 10 per cent. needs element redistribution:
Greater London … … … … … … -0.2 -2.4
Outer London … … … … … … -3.3 -3.5
Inner London … … … … … … +1.0 -0.4
Inner London, excluding the City and Westminster … -0.5 -0.9
Note: These tables assume that in 1976–77 authorities will rate for an increase in expenditure outturn prices—of 6.9 per cent. over their 1975–76 Budget estimates, neither drawing from balances nor adding to them. It is also assumed for this purpose that the effect of increase orders for 1976–77 will be to increase each authority's original needs element entitlement by 7.8 per cent. but to make no change in resources element entitlements. Poundages actually levied in 1975–76 have been adjusted before use to make them comparable with the 1976–77 figures, by excluding the effect of any drawing from balances or addition to them and of any differences between authorities in their budget assumptions about inflation and the effect of increase orders for the year.