§ Mr. Favellasked the Prime Minister how much has been paid by central Government in grants and subsidies for which local authorities are the ultimate recipients, showing separately (a) rate support grants, (b) rent and rate rebates and housing benefit, (c) housing subsidies and (d) any other grants or subsidies divided by category for each year from 1978–79 to 1984–85, giving the figures both in cash terms and expressed at current prices; and if she will provide similar data in respect of each individual metropolitan county council and each of the metropolitan boroughs within their areas.
§ The Prime Minister[pursuant to her reply, 23 January 1985, c. 424]: Table 1 gives the available information in cash terms for England, Wales, Scotland and Great Britain. The GDP deflator may be used to convert the figures to current prices. The approximate values of the deflator are as follows:
Values 1978–79 56.2 1979–80 65.7 1980–81 77.9 1981–82 85.7 1982–83 91.4 1983–84 95.5 1984–85 100.0 Because there are different possible interpretations of which grants and subsidies are received ultimately by local authorities and which are passed on, comprehensive information on grants and subsidies has been given.
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1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 (b) Rent and rate rebates† 384.9 436.0 566.6 644.3 859.1 .. .. (c) Housing subsidies‡ 971.5 1,240.2 1,393.3 863.1 420.5 359.0 393.0 (d) Other grants and subsidies| | 1,946.7 2,324.3 2,822.9 3,121.8 3,262.0 3,853.7 .. Wales (a) Rate support grants* 511.9 589.9 683.4 744.8 797.3 819.3 803.7 (b) Rent and rate rebates† 21.4 24.4 31.9 33.7 54.5 .. .. (c) Housing subsidies‡ 48.8 58.7 65.3 34.6 10.1 8.8 8.4 (d) Other grants and subsidies≑ 126.9 141.2 167.3 190.5 184.9 228.2 .. Scotland (a) Rate support grants* 1,040.7 1,194.8 1,451.0 1,512.3 1,633.1 1,718.2 1,638.5 (b) Rent and rate rebates† 45.3 52.7 70.2 106.5 141.3 .. .. (c) Housing subsidies‡ 142.7 213.4 228.2 161.9 104.6 72.1 62.6 (d) Other grants and subsidies≑ 96.6 123.3 155.0 183.6 200.6 231.8 .. Great Britain (a) Rate support grants* 8,122.3 8,955.8 10,021.8 11,258.0 11,449.2 11,604.6 11,295.0 (b) Rent and rate rebates and housing benefits‡ 415.6 513.1 668.7 784.5 1,054.9 3,562.7 3,956.0 (c) Housing subsidies‡ 1,163.0 1,512.3 1,686.8 1,059.6 535.2 439.9 464.0 (d) Other grants and subsidies≑ 2,170.2 2,588.8 3,145.2 3,495.9 3,647.5 4,313.7 ..
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Rate support grant—Metropolitan authorities £ million (cash) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Greater Manchester — — — 100.2 102.4 107.5 102.6 Bolton 42.7 48.5 53.8 50.2 51.9 54.0 54.8 Bury 28.0 30.6 35.3 29.3 28.9 31.3 30.7 Manchester 100.8 109.1 116.0 109.8 93.8 96.2 90.6 Oldham 40.0 45.2 49.6 49.9 49.0 51.6 52.3 Rochdale 39.7 44.7 50.0 46.3 47.4 49.6 49.1 Salford 48.9 53.8 58.1 56.5 53.4 54.6 53.9 Stockport 40.5 42.5 46.6 40.0 38.8 39.4 38.8 Tameside 39.3 43.0 49.9 44.3 44.8 46.2 45.8 Trafford 26.0 26.7 27.8 24.9 23.2 22.3 21.0 Wigan 51.7 57.6 66.3 59.7 61.3 62.2 60.5 Merseyside — — — 70.1 69.6 69.2 62.5 Knowsley 35.1 37.0 40.6 39.4 38.0 38.5 37.7 Liverpool 102.7 112.9 125.8 114.6 111.3 118.0 115.1 St. Helens 29.8 32.5 37.8 33.1 33.1 34.9 34.6 Sefton 47.4 51.6 56.5 46.8 45.7 45.3 44.2 Wirral 55.2 59.5 66.2 55.2 54.5 57.4 56.6 South Yorkshire — — — 65.9 70.3 66.1 62.3 Bamsley 41.4 47.2 56.3 47.7 46.7 48.3 47.8 Doncaster 51.2 56.6 67.4 57.6 56.0 57.3 57.5 Rotherham 45.4 51.6 59.4 53.2 51.6 53.3 53.7 Sheffield 88.1 93.8 110.5 89.9 86.1 82.8 84.3 Tyne and Wear — — — 65.2 73.9 76.5 75.8 Gateshead 38.5 42.4 49.4 42.1 40.5 42.6 42.1 Newcastle under Tyne 47.1 51.1 56.9 46.1 35.6 37.4 35.0 North Tyneside 36.3 40.5 45.8 38.2 36.4 37.1 37.4 South Tyneside 35.0 38.7 43.1 39.5 38.1 39.0 37.9 Sunderland 57.4 63.8 72.3 61.0 61.7 62.6 58.9 West Midlands — — — 73.6 66.6 72.2 65.8 Birmingham 157.6 170.4 178.0 162.5 156.1 176.2 180.3 Coventry 51.0 53.7 59.6 56.0 57.4 58.4 56.7 Dudley 31.3 32.8 35.9 31.2 30.6 33.9 34.7 Sandwell 40.8 42.3 45.2 36.4 42.9 49.1 50.0 Solihull 24.6 25.4 27.5 24.9 25.9 27.3 26.5 Walsall 36.0 38.1 42.3 37.8 35.5 42.4 43.5 Wolverhampton 37.5 39.6 43.3 40.8 42.4 44.6 44.2 West Yorkshire — — — 94.9 94.9 100.1 103.0 Bradford 85.8 96.3 106.4 100.2 102.7 110.3 110.0 Calderdale 35.2 39.3 45.1 42.0 41.7 43.0 43.2 Kirklees 61.8 72.2 83.7 76.2 82.1 86.4 88.0 Leeds 103.7 115.5 126.1 115.4 111.7 116.6 117.3 Wakefield 47.8 53.7 60.9 54.2 52.5 54.5 54.6
Rent and Rate Rebates and Housing Benefit Metropolitan Authorities £ Million (Cash) 1978/79 1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 Greater Manchester — — — — — — — Bolton 2.1 2.5 3.1 3.4 4.0 16.6 16.6 Bury 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.7 9.6 9.6 Manchester 7.0 7.4 9.9 9.6 22.8 64.6 70.3 Oldham 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.2 15.6 17.7 Rochdale 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.9 3.9 14.3 15.7 Salford 2.7 3.0 3.9 5.1 6.5 25.3 27.8 Stockport 2.2 2.5 3.3 3.4 4.1 15.1 15.7 Tameside 1.8 1.9 2.8 3.1 4.6 15.2 16.9 Trafford 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.4 3.5 12.1 12.5 Wigan 3.0 3.6 4.5 5.5 7.3 21.7 24.1 Merseyside — — — — — — — Knowsley 2.6 3.0 4.1 3.4 4.1 20.7 20.5 Liverpool 7.1 8.0 10.8 10.6 16.4 66.6 74.5 St, Helens 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.1 3.2 12.6 13.4 Sefton 1.9 2.3 3.0 2.6 3.5 18.6 20.5 Wirral 2.9 3.4 4.3 4.3 5.4 25.7 28.9 South Yorkshire — — — — — — — Barnsley 2.6 2.9 4.1 5.1 6.4 14.8 19.0 Doncaster 2.5 2.7 3.8 4.9 6.4 18.8 23.8 Rotherham 2.9 3.3 4.5 5.4 6.6 18.8 22.5 Sheffield 5.7 6.7 8.8 9.6 11.5 43.0 52.0 Tyne and Wear — — — — — — — Gateshead 2.8 3.1 4.3 4.4 5.1 20.1 21.0 Newcastle Upon Tyne 4.0 4.8 6.6 7.1 8.6 34.8 38.5 North Tyneside 2.7 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.6 20.5 24.3 South Tyneside 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.4 15.9 19.1 Sunderland 3.8 4.2 4.9 5.6 7.8 25.4 28.6 West Midlands — — — — — — — Birmingham 12.1 14.3 18.3 19.2 23.9 107.0 110.9 Coventry 2.8 3.1 4.3 5.3 7.6 26.3 25.2 Dudley 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.5 5.1 21.4 23.7 Sandwell 4.2 4.7 6.6 8.2 10.6 33.7 34.9 Solihull 0.8 1.0 1.4 3.0 3.8 12.0 13.0 Walsall 2.7 3.3 4.8 6.8 8.3 25.5 26.4 Wolverhampton 2.6 3.1 4.6 6.4 7.9 32.2 31.4 West Yorkshire — — — — — — — Bradford 3.3 3.8 4.7 5.2 17.2 29.0 32.3 Calverdale 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.7 10.6 11.3 Kirkless 2.6 3.1 4.5 4.6 5.1 16.7 20.1 Leeds 6.7 8.0 9.2 9.3 11.8 48.6 56.0 Wakefield 2.9 3.7 4.5 5.4 6.5 17.9 23.1
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Housing Subsidies Metropolitan Authorities £ Million (cash) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Greater Manchester — — — — — — — Bolton 3.3 4.3 5.5 3.0 0.1 — — Bury 1.5 1.8 2.3 0.6 — — — Manchester 18.7 23.2 26.7 15.9 7.6 2.1 5.5 Oldham 6.8 9.0 9.7 7.3 3.3 2.1 2.1 Rochdale 3.5 4.6 5.6 3.5 0.9 0.2 0.8 Salford 9.2 11.0 12.7 11.4 7.6 7.4 4.6 Stockport 2.1 2.9 3.4 0.7 — — — Tameside 3.4 4.5 5.1 3.0 0.4 — — Trafford 1.9 2.2 2.5 1.2 — — — Wigan 4.9 7.0 8.1 3.9 — — — Merseyside — — — — — — — Knowsley 5.4 6.9 6.9 2.1 — — — Liverpool 13.9 16.9 18.9 12.4 4.4 2.6 4.1 St. Helens 2.4 3.2 3.0 1.5 — — — Sefton 1.9 2.4 2.7 0.8 — — — Wirral 3.2 3.5 4.2 1.0 — — — South Yorkshire — — — — — — — Barnsley 3.5 4.6 5.3 1.3 — — — Doncaster 3.5 5.3 6.5 3.3 — — — Rotherham 5.4 7.3 8. 5.8 — — —
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Sheffield 11.4 15.1 16.8 6.1 — — — Tyne and Wear — — — — — — — Gateshead 5.8 7.2 8.4 4.6 — — — Newcastle upon Tyne 10.4 13.3 15.3 9.7 3.2 0.2 1.4 North Tyneside 5.5 7.3 9.3 6.3 2.5 — — South Tyneside 3.6 4.8 6.4 2.4 — — — Sunderland 5.0 6.2 7.5 2.8 — — — West Midlands — — — — — — — Birmingham 32.8 43.3 42.1 28.9 10.6 2.2 0.6 Coventry 4.2 4.6 6.0 3.4 — — — Dudley 4.4 6.2 7.5 2.2 — — — Sandwell 5.7 8.6 9.9 2.4 — — — Solihull 1.0 1.4 1.7 5.1 1.6 — — Walsall 4.3 6.9 9.2 3.9 — — — Wolverhampton 6.0 9.3 10.6 4.9 — — — West Yorkshire — — — — — — — Bradford 4.0 5.5 7.0 3.3 — — — Calderdale 2.6 3.1 3.1 1.5 — — — Kirklees 3.4 4.8 5.9 2.1 — — — Leeds 11.4 16.4 17.4 6.9 — — — Wakefield 6.8 9.2 9.9 5.4 — — —
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2(d) Other grants and subsidies Metropolitan authorities £ million (cash) 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Greater Manchester 48.9 68.5 74.5 86.1 95.0 97.7 — Bolton 5.5 6.5 13.7 9.9 10.1 13.6 — Bury 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.4 5.1 6.8 — Manchester 13.9 16.4 23.7 25.1 32.8 38.4 — Oldham 4.3 6.4 10.2 9.7 9.1 12.0 — Rochdale 3.8 5.3 6.4 6.6 7.4 9.6 — Salford 6.0 6.5 8.6 11.3 13.9 14.2 — Stockport 5.4 6.6 8.5 9.3 8.3 11.2 — Tameside 4.2 4.7 6.5 7.6 7.0 8.7 — Trafford 4.1 5.4 7.2 6.7 6.0 10.1 — Wigan 4.8 5.4 6.5 7.4 9.0 10.8 — Merseyside 38.3 52.6 63.4 76.2 83.9 88.0 — Knowsley 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.5 6.0 — Liverpool 5.3 22.9 28.5 31.7 35.8 46.0 — St. Helens 4.2 3.5 5.6 7.6 7.5 9.3 — Sefton 6.6 7.7 9.8 16.8 10.6 15.9 — Wirral 8.6 9.8 12.6 14.9 16.3 21.7 — South Yorkshire 21.1 30.1 37.5 38.5 44.7 44.0 — Barnsley 3.4 3.7 4.9 4.8 5.5 7.1 — Doncaster 4.7 5.7 6.6 7.0 7.5 11.1 — Rotherham 3.6 3.4 5.0 5.3 5.5 7.2 — Sheffield 10.3 13.4 15.3 16.8 17.8 24.3 — Tyne and Wear 77.0 42.7 39.2 69.3 16.2 20.8 — Gateshead 8.3 6.2 6.4 7.2 7.7 11.2 — Newcastle upon Tyne 7.9 8.3 9.5 9.7 9.5 15.2 — North Tyneside 5.2 6.7 8.2 8.4 8.2 10.4 — South Tyneside 3.1 4.7 4.7 6.2 6.3 7.4 — Sunderland 5.0 6.4 7.1 7.0 7.7 10.7 — West Midlands 51.7 56.6 65.4 76.3 94.5 99.2 — Birmingham 32.0 24.3 40.6 31.5 36.3 53.8 — Coventry 6.8 9.0 11.7 11.5 12.2 19.0 — Dudley 3.4 4.2 4.8 6.0 6.1 8.6 — Sandwell 4.1 4.8 6.0 8.3 8.4 12.1 — Solihull 0.6 3.3 4.1 4.6 4.1 5.3 — Walsall 4.7 7.8 9.7 7.6 7.5 10.0 — Wolverhampton 5.6 6.9 9.5 8.6 11.6 12.9 —
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 West Yorkshire 39.9 47.9 59.4 63.7 75.9 78.7 — Bradford 9.9 16.2 15.8 19.1 17.8 28.3 — Calderdale 5.7 6.1 6.7 6.0 6.7 9.3 — Kirklees 6.2 7.2 8.7 9.3 9.8 14.5 — Leeds 12.0 14.7 19.0 7.7 28.0 30.8 — Wakefield 4.9 4.8 6.7 5.9 5.9 7.8 — Notes to table 1 The table has been prepared by DOE, the Welsh and Scottish Offices and DHSS. Authorities' outturn returns have been used for some of the information. The following notes are general. * The rate support grant system changed in 1981–82. Figures for earlier years are not on a comparable basis. The figures for 1978–79 to 1980–81 include the needs, resources and domestic elements. Thereafter, they include block grant and domestic rate relief grant. The figures up to 1981–82 are final entitlement. Figures for 1982–83 onwards are latest estimates after holdback. † Figures for 1978–79 to 1982–83 are rent and rate rebates. The figures for 1983–84 and 1984–85 are for housing benefit and have been provided by DHSS. Separate figures for England, Wales and Scotland are not readily available. The 1984–85 Great Britain figure is provisional. ‡ The figures for 1982–83 to 1984–85 are subject to adjustment on the basis of final audited claims. | |The figures cover relevant and non-relevant specific grants, capital grants and transport supplementary grant. Notes to tables 2(a) to 2(d)
The coverage is the same as for table 1. With regard to table 2(a), rate support grant was not paid to metropolitan counties before 1981–82.