Lambeth (Hansard, 15 February 1990)

§ Mr. Fraser
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how he calculates grants due to Lambeth council in the absence of audited accounts.

§ Mr. Chope
Following the enactment of the Rate Support Grant Act 1988, which closed down the rate support grant system, information from audited accounts is not relevant to the calculation of an authority's rate support grant entitlement. Nor will such information be relevant to the calculation of revenue support grant entitlements under the new system of local government finance.
Where entitlements to other grants depend on information from audited accounts, and where that information is not available, final entitlements cannot be determined, although on-account payments may be made.

§ Mr. Fraser
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much Lambeth council will now receive in 1990–91 from(a) its share of the uniform business rate, (b) revenue support grant and (c) housing subsidies.
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§ Mr. Chope
In 1990–91 Lambeth borough council will receive £50.5 million in redistributed business rates from the central pool, and £174.3 million of revenue support grant (after allowing for the safety net).
Lambeth's claim for housing subsidy and grants for slum clearance, home insulation and improvement grant for 1990–91 will not be known until April. In 1989–90 it claimed a total of £63.3 million.