§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the level of central Government grants allocated to local government finances in the west midlands region in each single year since 1979.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe readily available information is given in the table. Further details, including housing subsidies and housing benefits, could be given only at disproportionate cost.
297W west midlands region's local authorities for each single year since 1982; and what proportion of their grants they lost in the form of penalties during the same period.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThis information is in the table. Expenditure guidance for 1981–82 related only to current expenditure as defined for rate support grant purposes, and is in November 1980 prices. Guidance for other years
298W relates to total expenditure, and is in cash. The percentages take account of all disregards granted, and are based on block grant entitlements before holdback on the latest supplementary report for each year. Grant penalties have not so far been approved by the House and implemented for 1985–86.299W
1981–82 1928–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Guidance Penalty as a percentage of grant before Guidance Penalty as a percentage of grant before Guidance Penalty as a percentage of grant before Guidance Penalty as a percentage of grant before Guidance £ million penalty £ million penalty £ million penalty £ million penalty £ million West Midlands CC 198.413 10.57 196.923 14.58 226.102 20.39 229.437 32.57 254.024 Birmingham 280.032 — 363.764 — 373.816 — 373.557 — 387.123 Coventry 32.067 — 113.317 — 117.655 0.06 119.391 — 122.548 Dudley 58.285 — 85.445 — 83.347 — 85.916 — 90.653 Sandwell 77.480 9.99 105.771 — 109.939 — 112.105 — 116.263 Solihull 46.553 — 63.490 — 61.660 — 62.875 — 64.958 Walsall 63.976 7.89 89.017 11.79 96.067 1.42 97.484 4.04 100.117 Wolverhampton 65.498 7.55 95.567 — 98.342 — 100.248 — 102.991 Hereford and Worcester CC 154.393 — 197.220 — 203.759 — 207.773 0.90 219.052 Bromsgrove 2.177 — 3.236 — 2.593 — 2.623 — 2.708 Hereford 1.628 — 2.381 — 2.366 — 2.409 — 2.499 Leominster 0.841 — 1.768 — 1.424 — 1.448 — 1.505 Malvern Hills 2.299 — 3.663 — 3.253 — 3.440 4.14 3.640 Redditch 2.569 — 3.285 — 3.570 — 3.617 — 3.728 South Herefordshire 1.155 — 1.999 — 1.583 — 1.627 — 1.646 Worcester 2.542 — 3.932 — 3.948 0.38 4.039 — 4.163 Wychavon 3.757 — 4.349 — 4.473 — 4.539 — 4.654 Wyre Forest 3.988 10.25 5.948 — 6.205 — 6.297 — 6.490 Shropshire CC 95.452 — 123.198 — 124.994 1.10 127.456 0.35 133.798 Bridgnorth 1.229 — 2.012 — 1.562 — 1.593 — 1.656 North Shropshire 1.425 — 2.101 — 1.910 1.980 — — 2.104 Oswestry 0.898 — 1.433 — 1.186 — 1.205 — 1.252 Shrewsbury and Atcham 2.512 — 3.935 — 3.625 — 3.696 — 3.841 South Shropshire 1.132 — 1.593 — 1.454 — 1.479 — 1.537 The Wrekin 4.650 7.36 7.014 — 7.247 — 7.354 — 7.579 Staffordshire CC 264.974 — 324.372 — 338.383 1.26 343.374 7.10 366.929 Cannock Chase 1.953 — 4.002 — 4.086 — 4.083 — 4.126 East Staffordshire 2.491 — 4.720 — 3.872 — 4.188 — 4.203 Lichfield 2.240 — 3.436 — 2.979 — 2.977 — 3.092 Newcastle-under-Lyme 4.232 — 5.463 — 5.530 — 5.612 — 5.784 South Staffordshire 2.196 — 3.913 — 2.982 — 2.980 — 3.097 Stafford 3.026 — 5.225 — 4.351 — 4.474 — 4.730 Staffordshire Moorlands 2.449 — 3.894 — 4.000 — 4.027 — 3.943 Stoke-on-Trent 8.939 — 13.483 — 13.147 — 13.470 6.80 13.882 Tamworth 1.950 — 3.069 — 3.115 — 3.113 — 3.235 Warwickshire 120.654 — 150.215 — 155.211 0.89 158.002 1.88 165.366 North Warwickshire 1.837 — 2.596 — 2.684 1.25 2.724 — 2.807 Nuneaton and Bedworth 4.468 — 7.098 — 7.405 — 7.400 — 7.429 Rugby 2.868 — 3.958 — 3.829 — 3.969 — 4.125 Stratford on Avon 3..013 — 4.468 — 4.245 — 4.334 — 4.561 Warwick 3.502 — 5.665 — 5.118 — 5.114 2.76 5.355