§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the standard spending assessment per head of population for each local authority in England for each year from 1989–90 to 1993–94.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested has been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each year since 1974 the total expenditure of Worcester city council and Wychavon district council, and the average expenditure of the English district councils.
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Percentage Percentage (of which: —awaiting or undergoing works 1.2 —awaiting sale 0.1 —other 0.1) I shall ask the Housing Corporation to write to the hon. Member with information about individual housing associations.
§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the amounts of local authority housing capital provision for each of the last five years for each standard region of England and in total.
§ Mr. BaldryI refer the hon. Member to my answer on 27 January 1993,Official Report, column 778 to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn).
§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the amounts of housing revenue account subsidy given to local authorities for each of the last five years for each standard region of England and in total.
§ Mr. BaldryThe information requested is shown in the table. Housing revenue account subsidy was introduced in 1990–91 and so there is no comparable information for 1988–89 or 1989–90.
§ Mr. Robin SquireStandard spending assessments for 1990–91 to 1993–94 and grant-related expenditure from 1981–82 to 1989–90 for Worcester and Wychavon are given below in millions of pounds and in pounds per head of resident population, together with the corresponding average for all shire districts.
It would be possible to provide information prior to 1981–82 only at disproportionate expense.
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Standard spending assessments and grant-related expenditure in millions of pounds Year Worcester Wychavon Average for all shire districts 1993–94 7.434 7.866 9.387 Adjusted 1992–93 7.297 7.700 9.175 1992–93 7.297 7.700 9.174 1991–92 6.896 7.214 8.720 1990–91 5.401 5.692 6.796 1989–90 5.557 4.704 6.111 1988–89 4.867 4.094 5.410 1987–88 4.551 4.047 5.202 1986–87 4.735 4.235 5.461 1985–86 4.157 3.981 4.940 1984–85 3.939 4.042 4.778 1983–84 4.066 4.160 4.967
Year Worcester Wychavon Average for all shire districts 1982–83 3.888 3.950 4.729 1981–82 3.000 3.544 4.198
Standard spending assessments and grant-related expenditure in pounds per head Year Worcester Wychavon Average for all shire districts 1993–94 88.6 76.8 92.1 Adjusted 1992–93 88.3 75.6 90.8 1992–93 88.3 75.6 90.8 1991–92 84.0 71.2 86.6 1990–91 66.5 56.3 67.8 1989–90 69.6 47.5 61.3 1988–89 63.5 41.4 54.6 1987–88 59.7 41.3 52.8 1986–87 62.1 43.6 55.8 1985–86 54.7 41.5 50.7
Region 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Total £ million North West1 54.8 55.4 53.3 51.1 56.1 270.7 Northern 54.5 46.0 45.6 46.6 44.8 237.5 Eastern2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.5 South East3 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.7 South West 3.1 4.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 19.6 London 50.3 46.6 41.6 40.8 45.7 225.0 East Midlands 22.4 19.1 17.7 23.1 21.8 104.1 Merseyside 32 8 32.3 31.8 36.0 36.8 169.7 Yorkshire/Humber 35.1 36.8 36.1 40.0 49.8 197.8 West Midlands 56.8 51.5 52.9 53.0 54.6 268.8 Grand total4 310.7 292.2 282.5 295.3 315.7 1,496.4 1DOE region excludes Merseyside. 2Derelict land grant only. 3UDG and DLG only. 4Includes outturn figures for urban programme and derelict land grant; and UDG approvals for 1987–88 and 1988–89 only—UDG subsequently subsumed within city grant. Further details of these and other urban group programmes, including urban development corporations, city grant, task forces and city action teams, are in the Department's annual reports.
§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the total amounts of central Government support for local authorities, voted in the estimates for his Department, for each of the last five years for each standard region of England and in total.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe total amounts of central Government support for local authorities voted in estimates for which the Department of the Environment accounts, and included in the planning total, for the last five years were:
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£ million Year Number 1987–88 19,180 1988–89 19,772 1989–90 20,715 1990–91 24,575 1991–92 32,376
Year Worcester Wychavon Average for all shire districts 1984–85 51.9 42.4 49.2 1983–84 53.6 43.6 51.3 1982–83 51.3 41.7 49.0 1981–82 39.9 37.7 43.8
§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the amounts of central Government support for local authorities under his Department's inner cities programme for each of the last five years for each standard region of England and in total.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe total amounts of expenditure outturn achieved by local authorities under my Department's urban group of programmes for each year from 1987–88 to 1991–92 are as follows:
In order to allow for comparison, these figures have been adjusted to reflect consistent definitions of the planning total and to include proxies for the yields of non-domestic rates prior to 1990–91.
Figures for each standard region in England are not available, and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what are the figures for the yield from non-domestic rates for each of the last five years for each standard region of England, and in total;
(2) what are the figures of non-domestic rate payments to local authorities for each of the last five years for each standard region of England and in total;
(3) what were the amounts of rate support grant for local authorities for each of the last three years of its operation for each standard region of England and in total;
(4) what were the amounts of revenue support grant and community charge grant for local authorities for each of the last three years for each standard region of England and in total;
(5) what was the amount of grant given to local authorities for community charge transitional relief in respect of 1990–91, for each standard region of England, and in total;
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Non-domestic rate distributable amounts and yields Non-domestic rate yield Non-domestic rate payments to local authorities Region 1988–89 £ million 1989–90 £ million 1990–91 £ million 1991–92 £ million 1992–93 £ million 1990–91 £ million 1991–92 £ million 1992–93 £ million North 345 370 444 479 457 679 806 795 North West 960 1,049 986 1,052 1,029 1,373 1,622 1,613 Yorkshire and Humberside 655 715 755 829 770 1,082 1,277 1,265 East Anglia 305 330 303 344 362 445 532 528 South East 1,750 1,910 1,888 2,243 2,324 2,344 2,773 2,745 South West 605 660 631 743 755 1,023 1,229 1,224 West Midlands 805 880 809 874 832 1,126 1,345 1,341 East Midlands 570 625 585 632 625 878 1,044 1,035 London 2,900 3,170 2,607 3,010 3,209 1,477 1,780 1,759 England 8,895 9,710 9,007 10,206 10,363 10,428 12,408 12,306 Notes:
Columns 1 and 2 show estimated net non-domestic rate yield for 1988–89 and 1989–90 including income from properties which from 1990–91 would be shown on the central or crown lists.
Columns 3 to 5 show the estimated amount of non-domestic rates raised by local authorities for each year of the community charge system from properties shown on local lists—that is the contribution to the pool plus the allowance for the cost of collection. For 1990–91 and 1991–92 there are based on final calculations by authorities (taking into account prior year adjustments where appropriate. For 1992–93 the amounts shown are the provisional calculations of the contribution to the pool, taking into account in-year recalculations resulting from the provisions of the Non-Domestic Rates Act 1992. These amounts are not comparable with columns 1 and 2, which will include income from properties not on local lists.
Columns 6 to 8 show the amount of non-domestic rates paid to local authorities from the non-domestic rates pool for each year of the community charge system, 1990–91 to 1992–93. For 1992–93 payments from the pool include an Exchequer payment which compensates local authorities for the shortfall in 1992–93 which would otherwise occur as a result of the Non-Domestic Rating Act 1992. Payments of non-domestic rates in respect of 1988–89 and 1989–90 are assumed to be the same as the estimated yield, as shown in columns 1 and 2 respectively.
Rate support grant, revenue support grant and community charge grant Rate support grant (£ millions) Revenue support grant (£ millions) Community charge grant (£ millions) Region 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1991–92 North 796 849 843 595 594 1,031 311 North West 1,624 1,716 1,694 1,481 1,530 2,419 626 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,278 1,325 1,306 888 903 1,603 489 East Anglia 306 302 287 235 206 491 210 South East 1,211 1,048 947 1,332 1,294 2,857 1,075 South West 809 819 786 525 443 1,094 480 West Midlands 1,052 1,040 1,052 1,081 1,051 1,774 527 East Midlands 758 783 762 583 546 1,116 405 London 1,633 1,804 1,902 2,748 3,084 4,275 682 England 9,466 9,686 9,578 9,468 9,652 16,661 4,805 Notes:
Columns 1 to 3 show the rate support grant payable in each year from 1987–88 to 1989–90. The rate support grant for the receiver for the Metropolitan police has been included within the figure for London.
Columns 4 to 6 show the revenue support grant payable in each year of the community charge system from 1990–91 to 1992–93. The figures for 1992–93 include additional grant payable in respect of the teachers pay award.
Column 7 shows the community charge grant receivable in respect of 1991–92 community charges, as estimated by authorities when setting their community charges for 1992–93.
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Community Charge Reduction Scheme Grants Region Transitional relief 1990–91 (£ millions) CCRS 1991–92 (£ millions) CCRS 1992–93 (£ million) North 37 100 88 North West 49 202 200 Yorkshire and Humberside 28 104 104 East Anglia 11 44 45 South East 41 186 115 South West 23 120 119 West Midlands 19 125 124 East Midlands 24 121 104
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information Requested is as follows:
Region Transitional relief 1990–91 (£ millions) CCRS 1991–92 (£ millions) CCRS 1992–93 (£ million) London 20 119 93 England 252 1,121 992 Note: The above figures show the amount of grant estimated to be payable transitional relief in 1990–91 and community charge reduction scheme(CCrs) in 1991–92 and 1992–93
§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the difference in the level of 157W Government grant and business rates per head of population and per household between the London borough of Wandsworth and the London borough of Hackney.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe amounts of revenue support grant (RSG) and income from the uniform business rate (UBR) per head of resident population and per household for 1993–94 for the authorities requested are given:
Local Authority RSG £ per head RSG £ per household UBR £ per head UBR £ per household Wandsworth 619 1,459 213 501 Hackney 1,082 2,625 213 516 Note: The household figures are from the 1991 census.