HC Deb 18 April 1991 vol 189 cc259-62W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report an analysis for the years 1984–85 to 1993–94, using the support types of table 5.1 of Cm. 1520 supplemented by the categories of grant of table 5.2, of changes in central Government support for local authorities in the United Kingdom as a whole and by territory, (a) between table 21.4.1. of Cm. 1021 and table 5.1 of Cm. 1520 and (b) between table 5.1 of Cm. 1520 and the "Financial Report and Budget Statement" 1991–92.

Mr. Mellor

Information on differences between the figures for central Government support for local authorities given in the 1990 public expenditure White

Differences1 in Central Government Support for Local Authorities between the 1990 Public Expenditure While Paper and the Statistical Supplement to the 1990 Autumn Statement
£ million
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 21992–93
England —
Revenue support grant3 — — — -70 -27 — 1,617 1,990
Non-domestic rate payments3 — — 31 108 115 —
Current grants within AEF4 — — — — -4 191 259 410
of which: Low rateable value area/area protection grants — — — — — 2 10 40
Inner London education grants — — — — — 2 — —
Current grants outside AEF4 — — — -3 -79 761 1,353 1,400
of which: Transitional relief — — — — — -94 260 260
Credit approvals — — — -3 — 148 199 220
Capital grants 1 — 1 -9 39 -162 68 80
Total 1 — 32 23 43 938 3,496 4,100
Scotland
Revenue support grant — — — — 9 16 268 260
Non-domestic rate payments — — — — — —
Current grants within AEF4 — — — — 1 -17 14 10
of which: Area protection grant — — — — — — — —
Current grants outside AEF4 — — -3 -1 -42 -19 5 —
of which: Transitional relief — — — — — — -3 13
Credit approvals -1 -1 -1 -9 -11 15 -4 10
Net capital allocations — — — — — — 30 40
Total -1 -1 -4 -10 -43 -5 313 400
Wales
Revenue support grant — — — — — — 268 260
Non-domestic rate payments — — — — — —
Current grants within AEF4 — — — — -3 7 12 20
Current grants outside AEF4 — — — — -6 30 75 100
of which:Transitional relief — — — — — — 6 10
Credit approvals — — — — — -16 21 60
Capital grants — — — — -1 11 -8 -10
Total — — — — -10 33 238 200
Great Britain
Revenue support grant — — — -70 -18 16 2,023 2,330
Non-domestic rate payments — — 31 108 115 —
Current grants within AEF4 — — — — -6 181 285 440
of which: Low rateable value area/area protection grants — — — — — 2 10 40
Inner London education grants — — — — — 2 — —
Current grants outside AEF4 — — -3 -4 -127 772 1,433 1,500
of which: Transitional relief — — — — — -94 264 300
Credit approvals -1 -1 -1 -12 -12 147 215 300

Paper—Cm. 1021—and the "Statistical Supplement to the 1990 Autumn Statement"—Cm. 1520—are given in the table. They are on the same basis as the information on differences from Cm. 1021 presented in the supplement, that is, they exclude differences arising from changes in the way expenditure is recorded—classification changes—or from transfers between departments or sectors, for example, switching responsibility for expenditure from central Government to local authorities. Corresponding analyses of differences between the supplement and the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" are not available. Details of changes since the supplement arising from the introduction of the community charge grant and the measures announced on 17 January to reduce the levels of community charges are set out in table 5.2 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report".

1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 21992–93
Capital grants 1 — 1 -9 38 -150 91 110
Total — -1 28 14 -9 966 4,047 4,770
Northern Ireland
Current grants outside AEF4 — — — — -1 -2 -1 —
Capital grants — — — — — 1 1 —
Total — — — — -1 -1 — —
United Kingdom
Revenue support grant — — — -70 -18 16 2,023 2,330
Non-domestic rate payments — — 31 108 115 —
Current grants within AEF4 — — — — -6 181 285 440
of which: Low rateable value area/area protection grant — — — — — 2 10 40
Inner London education grant — — — — — 2 — —
Current grants outside AEF4 — — -3 -4 -128 771 1,432 1,500
of which: Transitional relief — — — — — -94 264 300
Credit approvals -1 -1 -1 -12 -12 147 215 300
Capital grants 1 — 1 -9 38 -149 92 110
Total — -1 28 14 -10 965 4,047 4,700
1 The differences shown are differences after adjustments for changes of classification and switches between departments and spending sectors.
2 Figures are rounded to the nearest £10 million or, in the case of totals for current grants outside AEF and totals including these grants, to the nearest £100 million.
3 The differences shown for 1991–92 and 1992–93 are higher than the corresponding differences shown in the 1990 Autumn Statement (table 1.3) because they take account of a switch between revenue support grant and capital grants/credit approvals. This switch was below the threshold for which differences were adjusted in the Autumn Statement.
4 Aggregate external finance.