HC Deb 01 March 1989 vol 148 cc214-5W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total amount of Exchequer grant paid to (a) all the inner London boroughs excluding the City of London for each year since

(a) Aggregate Exchequer Grant—cash terms £m
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Inner London boroughs (excluding City of London) 387 418 431 413 476 673 689 736
South East excluding Greater London 1,685 1,651 1,697 1,760 1,607 1,645 1,656 1,545

(a) Aggregate Exchequer Grant—1988–89 £m
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Inner London boroughs (excluding City of London) 555 559 552 503 550 753 732 736
South East excluding Greater London 2,417 2,210 2,172 2,144 1,858 1,840 1,759 1,545

Cash values have been converted to constant 1988–89 prices using the GDP deflator.