HC Deb 25 March 2003 vol 402 cc180-1W
Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much the rate support grant was in(a) Suffolk county council, (b) Mid Suffolk district council and (c) St. Edmundsbury borough council in each year since 1997. [104817]

Mr. Raynsford

There are two funding streams to help support revenue funding by local authorities. These are Revenue Support Grant (RSG) and redistributed non-domestic rates (NNDR). It is important to look at the total of these funding streams in order to compare support from central Government year-on-year, since the level of non-domestic rates can vary year-on-year.

Since 1997 there have been many changes in local government functions and funding. To enable a like-for like comparison between years, we calculate adjusted grants. The percentage change figures have been calculated on the basis of these like-for-like comparisons.

Until the introduction of Central Support Protection Grant in 1999–2000, there was no need to calculate grant on a like-for-like basis, and for this reason grant

Suffolk County Council
RSG (£ million) NNDR (£ million) Formula Grant (£ million) Percentage change in grant
1997–98 157.459 127.736 285.195
1998–99 159.540 134.712 294.252 N/A
1999–2000 162.953 147.267 310.220 5.4
Adjusted 1999–2000 162.951 147.268 310.219
2000–01 156.949 167.715 324.664 4.7
Adjusted 2000–01 156.250 167.339 323.589
2001–02 172.189 164.430 336.618 4.0
Adjusted 2001–02 149.248 163.383 312.630
2002–03 151.530 180.585 332.115 6.2
Adjusted 2002–03 169.029 180.585 349.614
2003–04 191.530 179.409 370.939 6.1

Mid Suffolk District Council
RSG (£ million) NNDR (£ million) SSA Reduction Grant (£ million) Formula Grant (£ million) Percentage Change in Grant
1997–98 1.480 2.526 0.031 4.037
1998–99 1.428 2.579 0.000 4.007 N/A
1999–2000 1.424 2.795 0.000 4.219 5.3
Adjusted 1999–2000 1.424 2.794 0.000 4.219
2000–01 1.249 3.120 0.000 4.369 3.6
Adjusted 2000–01 1.240 3.158 0.000 4.398
2001–02 1.476 3.145 0.000 4.620 5.1
Adjusted 2001–02 1.272 3.252 0.000 4.524
2002–03 1.176 3.552 4.728 4.5
Adjusted 2002–03 1.081 3.552 4.633
2003–04 2.176 3.036 5.212 12.5

St Edmundsbury
RSG (£ million) NNDR (£ million) Formula Grant (£ million) Percentage change in grant
1997–98 2.202 2.955 5.157
1998–99 2.101 3.001 5.103 N/A
1999–2000 2.013 3.229 5.242 2.7
Adjusted 1999–2000 2.013 3.228 5.242
2000–01 1.924 3.702 5.626 7.3
Adjusted 2000–01 1.920 3.747 5.667
2001–02 2.050 3.634 5.684 0.3
Adjusted 2001–02 1.822 3.758 5.580
2002–03 1.703 4.114 5.817
Adjusted 2002–03 1.576 4.114 5.690 4.3
2003–04 2.656 3.430 6.086 7.0