§ Mrs. Shirley Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the reduction in real terms in rate support grant for the partnership and programme authorities and designated districts between 1978–79 and 1983–84 listed by authority.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe figures in the following table show the information that is available for the lower tier authorities in the categories specified. The list of authorities includes those authorities whose programme or designated district status was announced on 15 February. Changes in the way grant is paid over the relevant period limit the ability to compare grant entitlements over a period of years. For example, grant was paid direct to metropolitan counties for the first time in 1981–82; at the same time the entitlements of the districts were reduced. The information in the table therefore requires careful interpretation in the light of the explanatory notes attached.
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£000' s 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 (a) (a) (b) (c) (c) (d) Nottingham 3,020 *8,374 8,162 8,069 8,599 10,200 Oldham 51,796 51,247 48,899 †49,641 49,538 51,400 Rochdale 51,808 51,024 49,970 †46,640 47,715 50,100 Sandwell 55,102 50,494 49,784 †36,553 42,671 48,900 Sheffield 111,446 104,300 104,745 †90,158 85,994 94,900 Sunderland 71,158 70,200 67,377 †61,413 60,579 63,700 Tower Hamlets 41,931 41,230 37,133 ‡26,071 ║23,701 ¶27,600 North Tyneside 44,619 44,722 43,253 †38,554 36,342 39,600 South Tyneside 44,502 43,823 42,177 †39,143 38,092 38,800 Wandsworth 71,486 67,049 59,636 ‡44,855 ║45,183 ¶51,100 Wirral 67,798 65,210 62,828 †55,056 55,575 56,700 Wolverhampton 49,647 47,273 47,527 †40,401 43,333 44,500 Designated Districts Barnsley 51,746 51,186 52,079 †47,784 46,493 48,000 Burnley 3,256 *4,501 4,423 4,645 4,712 2,200 Doncaster 65,174 62,617 62,669 †58,305 55,463 58,100 Ealing 59,647 56,454 53,730 ‡52,460 ║57,526 ¶55,100 Haringey 67,911 64,019 61,938 ‡56,069 ║60,036 ¶59,500 Hartlepool 6,744 *8,742 10,105 3,510 3,226 3,900 Langbaurgh 1,799 *4,682 5,009 3,612 3,043 3,000 Rotherham 56,803 56,012 53,896 †53,675 52,048 53,200 St. Helens 38,494 35,924 35,980 †33,797 33,603 36,400 Sefton 58,859 56,532 53,873 †46,980 45,980 45,400 Walsall 46,845 45,231 45,350 †37,134 36,276 44,400 Wigan 65,784 63,970 63,067 †59,561 59,488 61,800 Greenwich 37,891 40,747 39,517 ‡29,512 ║27,518 ¶32,300 Lewisham 54,214 55,881 53,876 ‡46,001 ║44,208 ¶46,700 Newham 66,091 62,756 60,685 ‡61,264 ║70,118 ¶74,100 Southwark 62,852 62,488 58,753 ‡43,981 ║41,625 ¶55,200 (a) Includes needs element, the resources element that remained in the district or borough after precepts had been taken, and payments under the London rate equalisation scheme; figures are final entitlements revalued to 1981–82 settlement prices; (b) Includes needs element, the resources element that remained in the district or borough after precepts had been taken, and payments under the London rate equalisation scheme; figures are payments made up to September 1982 revalued to 1981–82 settlement prices; (c) Includes block grant, after holdback, and payments under the London rate equalisation scheme; figures are in cash terms; (d) Estimate of grant for spending at target; figures are in cash terms; * Non-metropolitan districts first received needs element in 1979–80; at the same time the entitlements of the counties were reduced; † Grant was paid direct to metropolitan counties for the first time in 1981–82; at the same time the entitlements of the districts were reduced; ‡ Includes grant paid in respect of the GLC, ILEA—where appropriate—and the Metropolitan Police; the new grant system had the effect of increasing the amount of grant remaining in boroughs that had qualified for resources element, but this was offset by an increase in the size of the precepts; ║ Excludes grant paid in respect of the GLC or ILEA, which was paid to London boroughs in 1981–82 but direct to GLC-ILEA in 1982–83. ¶ Excludes grant paid in respect of the GLC, ILEA—where appropriate—and the Metropolitan Police, which is being paid direct in 1983–84.