§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing local authority expenditure in respect of magistrates courts for each year from 1980–81 to 1990–91, the allowance made for his expenditure in each of those years and the projected level of expenditure for 1991–92.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 29 October 1990]: The table shows current expenditure in respect of magistrates courts for 1980–81 to 1990–91 and the provision for this expenditure for the years 1982–83 to 1989–90. The figures 472W for 1980–81 and 1981–82 are not available. Within the new arrangements for recording public expenditure, from 1990–91 onwards the provision for magistrates courts is not separately identifiable.
Current expenditure Current expenditure provision (£ million) (£ million) 1980–81 89.379 n/a 1981–82 102.175 n/a 1982.83 112.216 109.8 1983–84 121.267 122.2 1984–85 129.498 128.7 1985–86 139.268 137.6 1986–87 148.767 145.2 1987–88 167.225 155.2 1988–89 183.136 170.0 1989–90 1212.378 196.2 1990–91 1233.298 n/a 1991–92 n/a n/a 1 New Net Current Expenditure Note: n/a means not available or not applicable.