HL Deb 12 February 1990 vol 515 cc1239-40WA
Lord Sefton of Garston

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will state the amounts of financial assistance, both capital and revenue, which have been made available since 1979 to (i) London and the South East; and (ii) the rest of the United Kingdom.

Lord Reay

Information on central government financial assistance by region is not readily available. Grants in aggregate are published inThe Government's Expenditure Plans 1990–91 to 1992–93 and the information in this publication relating to local authorities in the UK is as follows:

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS(1) TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES—UK
£m
1984/85 18,979
1985/86 19,141
1986/87 20,560
1987/88 22,023
1988/89 22,293
1989/90 23,456

(1) Revenue/Rate Support Grant, current specific grants and capital grants.

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