§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing for the London borough of Newham(a) the rate support grant for 1978–79, expressed in 1987 prices, (b) that figure expressed per capita of the population of the borough, (c) the same figures, expressed in 1987 prices, for each year since and (d) the percentage differences between the figures for each year.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information is as follows:
I wrote to the hon. Member on 21 March setting out a number of discretionary powers which might be appropriate for this purpose.