§ Mr. Hickmetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much is in the balances, capital receipts fund, repairs and renewals fund and any other similar fund of Humberside county council; from whence those resources come; and how much has come from underspends on budgets in previous years, giving each years figures since 1981.
§ Mr. WaldegraveFollowing is the information supplied by Humberside county council on annual outturn returns:
Balance at end of year: £ million 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Rate fund revenue accounts 18.1 10.5 .. 2.4 Capital accounts 0.7 — 0.1 -1.1 Special and Capital Funds 1.0 3.7 21.2 17.9 A full explanation of the source of these balances can be obtained only from the authority concerned.
§ Mr. Hickmetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what the total budget of Humberside county council was for 1983–84 and 1984–85, respectively; by how much the county council has underspent in each year; if he will give the figures for underspend in each underspending department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveFollowing is the readily available information for Humberside county council, based on "total" expenditure for block grant purposes (expenditure to be raised from block grant, rates and rate fund balances).
Budget £ Million Outturn £ million 1983–84 317.7 316.6 1984–85 318.7 not available