HC Deb 28 June 1988 vol 136 cc206-7W
Mr. Pike

to ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total rate support grant paid to local authorities in (i) the north-west, (ii) Lancashire, (iii) Cheshire, (iv) Greater Manchester and (v) Merseyside, in each year from 1978–79 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will express that figure in each instance as a percentage of the local government expenditure on the same basis and giving the figures in cash terms and on a comparative value basis.

Mr. Chope

The information is as follows:

Table 1: Rate Support Grant £ million (cash terms)
Year North west Lancashire Cheshire Greater Manchester Merseyside
1978–79 1,063 218 117 458 270
1979–80 1,198 252 128 516 302
1980–81 1,413 293 154 607 360
1981–82 1,517 326 171 642 378
1982–83 1,492 331 161 627 372
1983–84 1,520 339 163 640 378
1984–85 1,532 346 164 648 374
1985–86 1,573 351 146 665 411
1986–87 1,531 358 130 660 384
1987–88 1,630 383 145 684 418
1988–89 1,711 397 138 722 454

Table 2: Rate support grant £ million (at constant (1978–79) prices)
Year North West Lancashire Cheshire Greater Manchester Merseyside
1978–79 1,063 218 117 458 270
1979–80 1,025 215 110 442 258
1980–81 1,020 211 111 438 260
1981–82 996 214 112 422 248
1982–83 914 203 99 384 228
1983–84 890 199 95 374 221
1984–85 859 194 92 363 210
1985–86 832 186 78 352 217
1986–87 785 183 66 338 197
1987–88 795 187 71 334 204
1988–89 799 186 64 337 212

Table 3
Rate Support Grant as a percentage of local authorities' total expenditure
Year North West Lancashire Cheshire Greater Manchester Merseyside
1981–82 57.4 67.00 45.6 57.1 57.5
1982–83 52.6 61.8 45.8 50.9 52.0
1983–84 52.0 60.9 42.7 51.5 51.1
1984–85 51.9 60.6 42.9 51.6 50.1
1985–86 51.0 58.0 36.8 51.1 52.7
1986–87 44.7 54.1 29.3 46.2 42.8
1987–88 44.0 52.9 31.4 43.5 43.9
1988–89 43.3 50.1 27.2 43.5 46.0

Notes to tables:

1. Rate Support Grant comprised Needs, Resources and Domestic elements in the years 1978/79–1980/81, and Block Grant and Domestic Rate Relief Grant in the following years. The grant figures are final for the years 1978/79–1984/85 and latest available estimates for 1985/86 and later years.

2. In table 2, Rate Support Grant figures have been converted to 1978/79 prices using the GDP deflator.

3. Total Expenditure' used in calculating the percentages in table 3 is the measure of expenditure used in the calculation of authorities' entitlements to Block Grant (except in 1981/82, where 1982/83 definitions of Total Expenditure have been used to produce the percentages on a consistent basis for 1981/82 and later years. Total Expenditure so defined is not available prior to 1981/82.