§ Mr. Phillip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the amount of Government support per ratepayer in 1986–87 in Derbyshire; and if he will give equivalent figures for Surrey, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire and Gloucestershire.
§ Sir George YoungThe information is as follows: 311W
Aggregate Exchequer Grant Per Domestic Ratepayer in 1986–87 £ Derbyshire 512 Surrey 208 Wiltshire 619 Bedfordshire 425 Leicestershire 653 Gloucestershire 574 1. The figures include grants paid to the county council and the district councils.
2. Aggregate Exchequer Grant consists of Block Grant (the Department's initial estimates of entitlements prior to the first Rate Support Grant Supplementary Report), Domestic Rate Relief Grant and Transport Supplementary Grant as given in the Rate Support Grant Settlement Report, and specific grants as reported by authorities in their 1986–87 budget returns.
§ Mr. Phillip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what amount of Government support per ratepayer was given in 1985–86 in Derbyshire; and if he will compare that figure with the years since 1978.
§ Sir George YoungThe information for Derbyshire is as follows:312W
Aggregate Exchequer Grant Per Domestic Ratepayer £ 1981–82 597 1982–83 597 1983–84 616 1984–85 675 1985–86 561 Notes
1. Information for years prior to 1981–82 is not readily available.
2. The figures include grants paid to the county council and the district councils.
3. Aggregate Exchequer Grant consists of block grant, Domestic Rate Relief Grant and Transport Supplementary Grant as given in the latest Rate Support Grant Reports and specific grants as reported by authorities on returns to the Department.