Mr. Ronald W. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount of Exchequer funds paid to the London borough of Hackney on an annual basis from 1979–80 to 1982–83 (a) including rate support grant, (b) excluding rate support grant and (c) money paid for all other projects and special activities during those years.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe available information is given in the following table:
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Exchequer grants to London borough of Hackney 1979.80 to 1982.83 £ million Type of grant 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 RSG: Needs and resources 40.0 46.3 — — Block grant — — *41.6 †41.9 Domestic element 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 Housing subsidy 18.1 18.9 ‡15.6 ║l9.9 Rent rebates 1.4 1.7 ‡1.1 ║3.2 Rent allowances 1.0 1.0 ‡0.4 ║0.5 Slum clearance 0.2 0.2 ‡0.2 ║0.7 Improvement grant 0.4 0.4 ‡0.5 ║0.8
Type of grant 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Urban programme▪ 1.0 1.6 2.3 2.7 Rate rebates 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 Rate rebates for the disabled 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 Clean up 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 Other revenue grants¶ 0.7 0.8 0.9 •— Capital grants 3.1 0.1 0.1 •— Total 70.2 75.8 68.0 — Notes: * Second supplementary report, after holdback, including amounts due to GLC and Metropolitan Police. † First supplementary report, after holdback, including amounts due to GLC and Metropolitan Police. ‡ Pre-audit figures. ║ Advances subject to adjustment on basis of final audited claims. ¶ Covering libraries, social services, etc. • 1982.83 figures not available. ▪ The Urban Programme resource allocations to the Hackney Partnership in the years in question were £5.9 million, £7.7 million, £8.3 million and £10.35 million. Most of these resources are allocated to the Borough, and Exchequer grant is paid at the rate of 75 per cent. of the borough's costs in spending them—that is direct revenue costs, and loan charges for the duration of the loan. The figures in the table are actual grant payments.