§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the rate support grant provision for each district council and London borough included in the seven inner city partnership areas in 1979–80; and what in constant prices was the rate support grant provision for 1983–84 and 1984–85.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information is as follows:
Partnership Authorities 1979–80 1983–84 1984–85 £ million £ million £ million Birmingham 175.149 190.867 192.136 Hackney 43.387 46.215 46.639 Islington 40.604 25.441 30.689 Lambeth 55.368 49.007 54.099 Liverpool 116.194 124.023 119.898 Manchester 112.237 101.725 93.458 Salford 55.318 57.598 56.524 Newcastle upon Tyne 52.541 40.774 43.726 Gateshead 43.613 44.732 44.084 All figures are in cash terms. Those for 1979–80 comprise needs, resources and domestic elements and are final entitlements. Those for 1983–84 and 1984–85 comprise block grant and domestic rate relief grant. The figures for 1983–84 are latest estimates based on the authorities' budgets, after holdback. Those for 1984–85 are estimates of entitlements on the assumption that all local authorities spend at the level of their expenditure guidance. Because the grant arrangements changed in 1981–82, the figures are not fully comparable over time.