§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish changes in the overall make-up of (a) total, (b) current and (c) relevant expenditure in each year from 1981–82 to 1986–87, taking account of changes in definition and service transfers from year to year.
§ Mr. Kenneth Baker[pursuant to his answer, 9 December 1985, c. 473]: The following table gives the level of current, relevant and total expenditure as set out in annex A of Rate Support Grant Reports (England) for the relevant years. Changes in definition and service transfers are explained in the notes.
515WChanges in relevant expenditure
(these changes are also reflected in total expenditure)
** From 1982–83 onwards loan charges include certain leasing payments previously classified as running expenses.
‡ ‡ Prior to 1984–85 Rate Fund Contributions to HRA included administration costs attributable to rent rebate scheme. From 1984–85 onwards, these costs shown within a separate Housing Benefit line (see *).
Changes in total expenditure
‡‡if From 1983–84 onwards, the total of specific and supplementary grants includes new in-service teacher training grant (£40 million in 1983–84).
[...][...]From 1984–85 onwards, the total of specific and supplementary grants includes new housing benefit administration grant (£44 million in 1984–85).
¶¶ From 1985–86 onwards, the total of specific and supplementary grants includes new education support (£21 million in 1985–86) and public tranport infrastructure grants (£9 million in 1985–86).
[...][...] From 1982–83, the definition of total expenditure was changed by the addition of the cost of interest paid on temporary borrowings for revenue purposes together with the cost of any discounts granted for prompt payment of rates. Also from 1982–83, the amount of interest receipts on rate fund revenue balances was no longer an item added to relevant expenditure to reach total expenditure.