§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, otherwise comparable to table 5.11 of Cm 1920, providing similar analyses for(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested for the years 1986–87 to 1990–91 is set out in the table. Corresponding data for later years are not available.
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Local authority expenditure in the United Kingdom by territory1 1986–87 outturn £ million 1987–88 outturn £ million 1988–89 outturn £ million 1989–90 outturn £ million 1990–91 outturn £ million England Total expenditure 34,726 37,066 38,856 44,415 47,333 Less central Government support 27,207 29,136 29,549 30,783 34,357 Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 7,519 7,930 9,307 13,632 12,976 Scotland Total expenditure 5,026 5,394 5,724 6,228 6,696 Less central Government support 4,259 4,565 4,885 5,268 5,527 Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 767 828 838 959 1,168 Wales Total expenditure 2,224 2,398 2,517 2,839 3,182 Less central Government support 1,890 2,040 2,141 2,262 2,589 Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 334 358 376 577 592 Northern Ireland Total expenditure 130 134 152 155 163 Less central Government support 37 50 46 50 47 Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 93 84 106 106 117 1 The split of debt interest figures between territories is partially estimated.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, otherwise comparable to table 5.5 of Cm 1920, showing separately for local authorities in
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Central Government support for Local Authorities in the United Kingdom By Territory and Department £ million 1986–87 outturn 1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 estimated outturn 1992–93 plans 1993–94 plans 1994–95 plans England Current Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 24 26 25 -59 -118 -133 -164 -186 -207 Department of Trade and Industry — — — — 1 12 15 11 12 Department of Employment 220 238 245 330 356 404 376 390 385 Department of Transport 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 DOE—Housing 21 22 26 26 2,351 2,602 2,980 2,948 3,076 DOE—Environment 93 75 66 64 61 66 87 79 82 DOE—Local government 17,047 18,234 18,817 19,521 20,342 28,022 30,714 32,274 33,761 Home Office 1,767 1,970 2,103 2,366 2,701 3,074 3,257 3,476 3,670 Department of Education and Science 636 782 831 982 1,529 2,127 2,353 2,511 2,637 Department of Health — — 7 21 29 57 84 80 78 Department of Social Security 4,159 4,386 4,153 4,387 3,267 3,034 3,614 3,900 4,200 Total current 23,968 25,734 26,275 27,639 30,520 39,267 43,319 45,500 47,700 Capital Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 36 30 28 29 31 43 43 42 43 Department of Trade and Industry 1 1 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 Department of Employment 3 3 2 2 4 5 8 4 3 Department of Transport 487 594 670 626 747 912 1,025 1,025 1,048 DOE—Housing 1,613 1,584 1,508 1,417 1,851 1,962 1,924 1,914 1,964 England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the source departments for central Government support, distinguishing current from capital.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is set out in the table:
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1986–87 outturn 1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 estimated outturn 1992–93 plans 1993–94 plans 1994–95 plans DOE—Environment 533 607 439 474 408 496 573 571 589 DOE—Local government — — — — — — 41 — — Home Office 102 113 113 121 222 297 322 345 357 Department of Education and Science 400 402 438 406 488 545 598 611 625 Department of Health 65 69 74 69 86 109 131 128 131 Total capital 3,239 3,402 3,274 3,145 3,837 4,369 4,665 4,640 4,760 Total England 27,207 29,136 29,549 30,783 34,357 43,636 47,984 50,150 52,450 Scotland Current Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Department of Employment 6 6 7 14 16 3 3 3 3 Department of Social Security 507 589 560 629 697 680 825 850 900 Scotland 3,034 3,165 3,533 3,820 4,000 4,912 5,214 5,495 5,728 Total current 3,551 3,763 4,103 4,466 4,716 5,599 6,046 6,350 6,650 Capital Department of Employment — 1 — — — — — — 1 Department of Transport 2 2 1 1 — 1 — — — Scotland 706 800 781 801 811 873 901 924 982 Total capital 708 802 783 803 812 875 901 924 982 Total Scotland 4,259 4,565 4,885 5,268 5,527 6,474 6,947 7,300 7,650 Wales Current Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Department of Employment 12 10 10 14 16 17 18 17 18 Home Office 85 96 103 109 132 150 157 167 177 Department of Education and Science 38 41 44 48 78 118 133 145 153 Department of Social Security 238 246 244 251 153 127 151 150 200 Wales 1,207 1,315 1,416 1,498 1,794 2,291 2,458 2,559 2,670 Total current 1,581 1,709 1,817 1,923 2,174 2,705 2,919 3,050 3,200 Capital Department of Employment — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Home Office 9 11 7 5 8 12 17 18 19 Wales 300 320 316 334 407 454 531 506 512 Total capital 309 331 324 339 416 467 549 525 531 Total Wales 1,890 2,040 2,141 2,262 2,589 3,172 3,468 3,600 3,750 Northern Ireland Current Northern Ireland 31 41 41 42 44 48 50 52 55
1986–87 outturn 1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 estimated outturn 1992–93 plans 1993–94 plans 1994–95 plans Capital Northern Ireland 6 9 5 7 3 10 9 9 9 United Kingdom 33,393 35,792 36,621 38,363 42,521 53,340 58,458 61,050 63,900
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, consistent with table 5.7 of Cm 1920 and showing separately for England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, the sources of finance for that expenditure, structuring the analysis to be as closely related as possible to table 5.13 where full comparability is not possible because certain adjustments are not calculated at the level of the territories.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.