HC Deb 29 July 1988 vol 138 cc810-2W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report, in the same format as his reply of 13 July Official Report, columns 231–34, an analysis of capital receipts on his programmes.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 28 July 1988]: The analysis is set out in the table.

1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Housing
Housing Corporation 75 112 91 102 130 112 80 80 90
Other Central Government (Homeloan) — — 1 2 2 4 2 — —
Local authorities 1,739 1,761 1,628 1,617 1,906 2,200 1,876 1,920 1,920
New Towns 63 84 88 64 98 119 110 80 70
Total 1,877 1,958 1,808 1,785 2,136 2,435 2,068 2,080 2,080
Other environmental services
New Towns 72 79 83 138 171 312 311 180 150
Local environmental services 215 235 312 330 463 745 542 540 540
Total 287 314 395 458 534 1,057 853 720 690
Figures: 1982–83 to 1986–87—outturn; 1987–88—provisional outturn; 1988–89 to 1990–91—planned expenditure.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report in the same format as his reply of 13 July, Official Report, columns 231–34, a detailed analysis by nature of charge and functional area for total DOE housing expenditure and for local environmental services and other local authority current expenditure.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 28 July 1988]: For DOE housing expenditure, no further breakdown is available beyond the figures given in my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's reply of 13 July. All the receipts for charges relate to local authorities' non-housing revenue account current expenditure.

Figures for local environmental services and other local authority current expenditure are as follows:

Other local authority current
Local environmental services Local authority rate collection Records and registration of births, deaths and marriages
£'000 £'000 £'000
1982–83 575,722 2,713 9,545
1983–84 572,089 4,239 3,557
1984–85 687,624 4,569 9,578
1985–86 746,249 5,110 10,033
1986–87 816,651 5,061 10,530
1987–88 771,148 4,569 4,525
1988–89 700,920 4,848 9,893
1989–90 782,151 5,034 10,548
1990–91 750,594 5,197 11,038

£'000
1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Receipts in respect of running costs expendture:
Royal palaces, royal parks and royal armouries — — — 259 511 — — — —
Historic buildings, ancient monuments and national heritage — — 8 — 28 — — — —
Departmental administration 28,309 29,410 29,138 29,138 33,316 34,905 35,149 36,028 36,928
Total 28,309 29,410 29,146 29,397 33,855 34,905 35,149 36,028 36,928
Of which included in running costs of other Government Departments1
Royal palaces, royal parks and royal armouries — — — 251 511 — — — —
Historic buildings, ancient monuments and national heritage — — 8 — — — — — —
Departmental administration 1,584 1,699 2,790 3,756 1,776 3,151 3,279 3,361 3,445
Total 1,584 1,699 2,798 4,007 2,282 3,151 3,279 3,361 3,445

Figures: 1982–83 to 1987–87—outturn; 1987–88—provisional outturn; 1988–89 to 1990–91—planned expenditure.