§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much of Glasgow district council's general services capital programme in the past five years has been funded from(a) capital receipts and (b) borrowing.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
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£ million (a) (b) (c) (d) Year Total General Services Capital Expenditure Capital Receipts (b)-(c) 1988–89 13.499 8.550 4.949 1987–88 9.616 5.037 4.579 1986–87 9.287 6.054 3.233 1985–86 9.804 5.521 4.283 1984–85 10.243 5.297 4.946 Note: Column (d) is the difference between columns (b) and (c) and includes borrowing, capital grants and current revenue used to finance capital expenditure. Information on these separate components is not available.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are his criteria for deciding the capital allocations for general services for each district council.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe allocation of resources for capital expenditure by local authorities is determined, within the resources available, on the basis of their relative needs. In the light of the financial plans which each authority submits each year, the relative needs of authorities are assessed having regard to a number of factors, including the priorities that Ministers attach to particular categories of expenditure, the capital costs of individual projects, previous spending patterns and forecasts of capital receipts. As part of the stability of the financial planning system, regard is also had, when the final allocations for any year are being decided, to the provisional allocations previously issued.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what change he is planning in real terms for 1991–92 in Glasgow district council's capital allocation for general services.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe provisional figure notified to the City of Glasgow district council for its general services capital allocation in 1991–92 is £3.0 million, the same as the final allocation for 1990–91, or £0.1 million lower in real terms as measured by the change in GDP deflator assumed over these two years for public expenditure planning.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will review Glasgow district council's general services capital allocation for 1990–91.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy right hon. and learned Friend has no plans either to reduce, or to increase, the council's general services capital allocation for 1990–91.