HC Deb 03 April 1985 vol 76 cc648-51W
30. Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many consents under section 7 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984 have been refused by his Department.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

None.

Mr. Straw

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish, for each year from 1981–82 to 1985–86, total net provision, cash limit, for local authority capital expenditure in England, total capital allocations, and total gross capital provision; if he will publish outturn or estimated outturn figures against each of these heads; and if he will analyse the figures by service area.

Mr. Waldegrave

Following is the information.

Education Personal social services Housing Transport *Other services Total DOE/LA1
1984–85‡
Net capital provision 275 108 1,028 795 246 2,453
Capital allocation 301 116 1,852 805 372 3,447
Gross capital provision 340 126 2,493 865 614 4,438
1985–86‡≑
Net capital provision 256 71 729 615 240 1,911
Capital allocation 315 70 1,600 640 320 2,945
Gross capital provision 326 86 2,324 685 610 4,031
* In 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84 urban programme provision and allocation are included in the other services block but expenditure is included under the relevant service blocks. The urban programme allocations in the three years were £83 million, £174 million and £179 million respectively.
† Including the capital value of leased assets.
‡ The figures for 1984–85 and 1985–86 exclude local authority capital expenditure on urban programme and derelict land, which is now included in the DOE/UA1 cash limit and for which provision in 1984–85 and 1985–86 is £296 million and £279 million respectively. The outturn information for 1984–85 is available for the first three quarters only.
║ Allocation in 1985–86 will be increased by 5 per cent. across all service blocks for authorities complying with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's request for restraint in 1984–85.

Mr. Straw

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish, for each year from 1981–82 to 1985–86, the estimates of total local authority capital receipts underlying public expenditure provision for local authority capital expenditure in England, and actual or estimated receipts in each year; if he will show

Local Authority Capital Receipts: England
£ million
Estimates of Capital Receipts underlying public expenditure provision Capital Receipts Outturn*‡
Total Prescribed proportion Non-prescribed proportion Total Prescribed proportion Non-prescribed proportion
1981–82
Housing 782 413 369 965 497 468
Transport 2 2 0 57 57 0
Education 24 24 0 38 38 0
Personal Social Services† 2 2 0 28 28 0
Other services 58 58 0 312 312 0
Total 868 499 369 1,400 932 468
1982–83
Housing 1,064 593 471 1,738 928 810
Transport 2 2 0 54 54 0
Education 30 30 0 48 48 0
Personal Social Services† 2 2 0 31 31 0
Other services 58 58 0 364 364 0
Total 1,156 685 471 2,235 1,425 810
1983–84
Housing 1,292 684 608 1,727 n/a n/a
Transport 70 35 35 42 n/a n/a
Education 55 27.5 27.5 47 n/a n/a
Personal Social Services† 12 6 6 35 n/a n/a
Other services 368 184 184 393 n/a n/a
Total 1,797 936.5 860.5 2,244 1,191 1,053
1984–85║
Housing 1,465 660 805
Transport 70 35 35
Education 65 32.5 32.5
Personal Social Services† 18 9 9
Other services 368 184 184
Total 1,986 920.5 1,065.5
1985–86
Housing 1,595 325 1,270
Transport 70 21 49
Education 70 21 49
Personal Social Services† 15 4.5 10.5
Other services 370 111 259
Total 2,120 482.5 1,637.5

separately the prescribed and non-prescribed proportions of receipts; and if he will give separate figures for each service area.

Mr. Waldegrave

Following is the available information.

* All receipts counted against the DOE/LA1 cash limit.

† Payments from district health authorities used to finance prescribed expenditure are included in capital receipts outturn but excluded from estimated capital receipts underlying public expenditure provision.

‡ For 1983–84 the prescribed and non-prescribed proportion of receipts outturn cannot be indentified by service.

║ Outturn information for 1984–85 is available for the first three quarters only.

Mr. Straw

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will detail the information that he collects from local authorities about their capital expenditure and capital receipts.

Mr. Waldegrave

The main information which the Department of Environment collects from local authorities about their total capital expenditure and receipts is provided on the following forms, specimen copies of which I have today placed in the Library.

Capital Estimates and Commitments Return (CECR)

This is an annual return which provides forecasts at the start of the year of capital commitments, payments and receipts in the year ahead.

Capital Payments Returns (CPR)

These are quarterly forms which provide summary outturn information on capital payments and receipts by service. They also collect information on capital allocations, prescribed expenditure and the prescribed proportion of in-year capital receipts.

Capital Outturn (CO) Forms

There are annual forms which provide detailed outturn information on capital expenditure and income for each service.