§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Prime Minister how much was paid in each type of grant given by Government
TABLE I Central Government grants to the city of Manchester Cash £ million 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1. Grants taken to rate fund revenue account (i) RSG Needs and resources*/block grant† 95.5 107.0 126.3 ‡109.6 ║99.8 ║96.2 ¶89.9 Domestic rate relief 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 (ii) Specific grants● in respect of Education 4.9 6.2 7.8 8.3 8.7 33.6 33.8 Libraries, museums and art galleries 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Personal social services 0.4 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.8 Administration of justice 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 Recreation 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 Town and country planning 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 Housing 5.7 6.0 9.4 6.9 11.1 Other rate fund services 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 (iii) Rate rebates grant 2.0 2.0 3.3 5.2 17.3 8.3 7.6 2. Housing subsidies■ (i) Housing subsidy 18.7 23.2 26.7 15.9 7.6 2.1 2.4 (ii) Modified rent rebates 5.0 5.3 6.6 4.4 5.5 7.5 7.2 3. Capital grants⋆ 1.5 1.4 2.9 4.6 7.6 N/A N/A 202W
TABLE II Central Government grants to the city of Manchester Cost (1982–83 prices) £ million 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1. Grants taken to rate fund revenue account (i) RSG Needs and resources*/block grant† 155.2 148.8 147.9 ‡116.8 ║99.8 ║91.2 ¶81.4 Domestic rate relief 8.5 7.3 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.0 (ii) Specific grants● in respect of Education 7.9 8.6 9.1 8.9 8.7 31.8 30.5 Libraries, museums and art galleries 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 Personal social services 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.7 1.8 Administration of justice 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 Recreation 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 Town and country planning 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 Housing 9.3 8.4 11.0 7.3 11.1 Other rate fund services 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 (iii) Rate rebates grant 3.2 2.8 3.9 5.6 17.3 7.9 6.8 2. Housing subsidies■ (i) Housing subsidy 30.4 32.2 31.3 17.0 7.6 2.0 2.2 (ii) Modified rent rebates 8.1 7.4 7.7 4.7 5.5 7.1 6.5 3. Capital grants⋆ 2.4 1.9 3.4 4.9 7.6 N/A N/A Notes to tables I and II *Covering the years 1978–79 to 1980–81 and based on final entitlements. † Covering the years 1981–82 to 1984–85. In 1981–82, grant was paid direct to metropolitan counties for the first time, and district entitlements were reduced. ‡Based on outturn, after holdback. ║ Based on budget, after holdback. ¶ Based on budget, before holdback. ●Based on outturn for 1978–79 to 1982–83 and on budgets for 1983–84 and 1984–85. Budget figures are not broken down by service. ■Figures for 1978–79 to 1981–82 are based on final audited claims. Figures for 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 are from the pre-audit claim, the second advance claim and the first advance claim respectively. *Including some housing association grants. Figures are not available for 1983–84 and 1984–85. Departments to Manchester city council in each year from 1978–79 to 1983–84; and what grants are expected to be paid in 1984–85, in each case giving the figures in cash an in constant prices.
§ The Prime MinisterThe available information, in cash terms, is given in table I below. In table II, the figures have been converted into constant, 1982–83, prices by using the GDP deflator. Owing to changes in the grant system, the RSG figures are not comparable for all the years.