HC Deb 30 November 1981 vol 14 cc52-3W
Mr. Winnick

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total reduction in the amount paid in the rate support grant in 1981–82 over the previous years to local authorities in the West Midlands; and if he will also list the percentage reductions between the rate support grant to councils in the West Midlands in 1978–79 and 1981–82.

Mr. King

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick (Mr. Kaufman) on 9 November. I attach a table showing the latest available figures at outturn prices for each year, except column (6) which exemplifies grant entitlements at 1981–82 estimated outturn prices without any possible grant reductions. The figures are not directly comparable for the reasons given in my earlier answer. —[Vol. 12, c.32–40.]

Rate Support Grant* Showing Percentage Change over Previous Year
1978–79† 1979–80‡ 1980–81** 1981–82††
£ million Col. (1) £ million Col. (2) % change Col. (3) £ million Col. (4) % change Col. (5) £ million Col. (6) % change Col. (7)
West Midlands — — — — — 79.543 —
Birmingham 157.636 175.142 11.1 200.341 14.4 179.574 -10.4
Coventry 51.027 55.248 8.3 64.858 17.4 59.796 -7.8
Dudley 31.090 33.686 8.3 38.742 15.0 35.195 -9.1
Sandwell 40.776 43.484 6.6 51.058 17.4 44.863 -22.9
Solihull 24.645 26.116 6.0 29.715 13.8 27.562 -7.2
Walsall 36.034 39.107 8.5 46.795 19.6 42.331 -9.5
Wolverhampton 37.487 40.687 8.5 48.703 19.7 42.904 -11.9
County Total 378.695 413.470 9.2 480.212 16.1 511.804 6.6
Hereford and Worcester 38.986 38.627 -0.9 45.285 17.2 86.113 90.1
Bromsgrove 4.574 5.558 21.5 6.276 12.9 2.239 -64.3
Hereford 2.309 2.787 20.7 3.273 17.4 1.004 -69.3
Leominster 2.972 3.705 24.6 4.345 17.2 1.107 -74.5
Malvern Hills 5.673 7.202 26.9 8.525 18.3 2.604 -69.4
Redditch 2.082 3.203 53.8 3.846 20.0 2.038 -47.0
South Herefordshire 3.639 4.488 23.3 5.247 16.9 1.381 -73.6
Worcester 2.318 2.901 25.1 3.105 7.0 1.883 -39.3
Wychavon 4.798 5.771 20.2 6.742 16.8 2.884 -57.2
Wyre Forest 4.922 6.500 32.0 7.262 11.7 3.519 -51.5
County Total 72.273 80.742 11.7 93.906 16.3 104.772 11.6
Shropshire 27.550 27.622 0.2 32.595 18.0 62.122 90.5
Bridgnorth 3.138 3.804 21.2 4.317 13.4 1.222 -71.6
North Shropshire 3.695 4.867 31.7 5.724 17.6 1.448 -74.7
Oswestry 2.260 3.027 33.9 3.618 19.5 0.937 -74.1
Shrewsbury 4.108 5.405 31.5 6.269 15.9 2.181 -65.2
South Shropshire 2.692 3.507 30.2 4.106 17.0 1.174 -71.4
The Wrekin 7.247 9.739 34.3 11.920 22.3 4.715 -60.4
County Total 50.690 57.971 14.4 68.549 18.2 73.799 7.6
Staffordshire 67.737 67.509 -0.3 80.999 19.9 157.551 94.5
Cannock Chase 5.659 6.399 13.0 7.125 11.3 2.835 -60.2
East Staffordshire 5.563 6.449 15.9 7.148 10.8 2.331 -67.3
Lichfield 5.344 5.987 120 6.892 15.1 1.955 -71.6
Newcastle-under-Lyme 9.863 11.444 160 13.301 16.2 3.746 -71.8
South Staffordshire 6.415 7.687 19.8 8.662 12.6 2.454 -71.6
Stafford 6.559 7.646 16.5 8.516 11.3 3.101 -63.5
Staffordshire Moorland 7.968 9.405 18.0 10.579 12.4 2.339 -77.8
Stoke on Trent 17.169 20.540 19.6 24.161 17.6 8.407 -65.2
Tamworth 4.213 5.412 28.4 6.532 20.6 2.705 -58.5
County Total 136.490 148.478 8.8 173.915 17.1 187.424 7.8
Warwickshire 29.674 29.080 -2.1 34.551 18.8 60.779 75.9
North Warwickshire 2.596 3.477 33.9 4.574 31.5 1.880 -58.9
Nuneaton and Bedworth 7.938 10.534 32.7 12.070 14.6 5.104 -57.7
Rugby 4.931 6.203 25.8 7.111 14.6 2.529 -64.4
Stratford on Avon 4.841 5.808 20.0 6.583 13.3 2.204 -66.5
Warwick 4.957 5.974 20.5 6.993 17.0 3.827 -45.3
County Total 54.937 61076 11.2 71.882 17.7 76.323 6.2
* From 1978–79 to 1980–81 includes Needs Element, Resources Element and Domestic Element; for 1981–82 includes Block Grant and Domestic Rate relief Grant.
† Final figure.
‡ Final figures for Needs Element and Domestic Element; Esimated Resources Element following second Increase Order.
** Estimates after first Increase Order.
†† Estimates based on authorities revised budgets.