§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total amount of civil defence grant aid for(a) staff costs, (b) building works and (c) other costs in the financial years from 1983–84 to 1988–89; what is the projected sum for 1989–90 received by each local authority in south Yorkshire; and if he will express the costs in real terms.
§ Mr. John PattenPayments of civil defence grant in the financial years from 1983–84 to 1988–89 are not recorded in the form requested, and the information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Total grant payments made in cash terms to local authorities in each of the years in question were as follows:
Year £ million 1983–84 9.406 1984–85 9.170 1985–86 11.861 1986–87 13.431 1987–88 19.740 1988–89 21.780 The projected total grant payment to South Yorkshire fire and civil defence authority in 1989–90, which is based upon information about forecast expenditure provided by that authority in October 1989 and is subject to final scrutiny, is £396,000. Information on grant payments to district councils in south Yorkshire will not be available until later this year.