§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what reserves are currently held by Ealing council; what were the equivalent figures for(a) 1 April 1994 and (b) 1 April 1990; and if he will make a statement. [4169]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe Department has recently conducted a survey of the general fund revenue reserves held by local authorities during 1994–95. The results show that the London borough of Ealing held about £36.9 million in revenue reserves at 1 April 1994, of which about £11.8 million were unallocated, the remainder being earmarked for specific purposes or held on behalf of schools under local management of schools schemes.
At the time of the survey, Ealing expected its revenue reserves on 1 April 1995 to be £36.4 million, of which £3.9 million would be unallocated, £2.5 million held on behalf of schools, and £30 million held in other earmarked reserves.
Figures for 1 April 1990 are not available on a comparable basis.