HC Deb 24 July 1973 vol 860 cc444-6W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount paid to the London borough of Camden in rate support grant in 1972–73 and in each of the preceding five years; what percentage of Camden Borough Council's total expenditure was met by central Government grant in 1972–73 and in each of the preceding five years; and how this percentage compares in each of those years for all London borough councils.

Mr. Graham Page

The latest estimates of rate support grant for the

Rate Support Grant Percentage of revenue expenditure met by grant
Camden percentage Inner London Boroughs and City percentage
1967–68 … … … … … … … 4,429,095 25.6 Not available
1968–69 … … … … … … … 3,432,585 22.1 Not available
1969–70 … … … … … … … 4,067,096 24.3 28.1
1970–71 … … … … … … … 4,741,029 25.3 30.7
1971–72 … … … … … … … 5, 318,593 25.2 30.7
1972–73 … … … … … … … 5,961,393 Not yet available Not yet available

Mr. Tope

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount of rate support grant paid to the London borough of Sutton Council; and what percentage of that council's total expenditure was met by Government grants in each year since 1965–66.

Mr. Graham Page

The latest estimates of rate support grant for the London borough of Sutton and the percentages of rate- and grant-borne revenue expenditure met by Government grants, including housing subsidies for the years 1965–66 to 1972–73. are as follows:

Rate Support Grant or equivalent grant £ percentage of revenue expenditure met by grants
1965–66 2,272,449 38.4
1966–67 2,527,092 39.7
1967–68 3,314,973 42.7
1968–69 3,656,680 42.1
1969–70 4,384,438 46.5
1970–71 5,283,699 49.5
1971–72 5,942,582 51.0
1972–73 6,932,948 Not available

The third column shows the percentages which the Exchequer grants—including specific grants and housing subsidies—paid to the council bear to the revenue expenditure of the council including payments to the Metropolitan Police and other precepting authorities but excluding the general county precept payable to the GLC and also excluding the effects of the London Rate Equalisation Scheme.

Capital grants represented the following proportions of capital expenditure:

Per cent.
1965–66 3.2
1966–67 1.2
1967–68 1.2
1968–69 0.6

London borough of Camden and the percentage of rate- and grant-borne revenue expenditure met by Government grants, including housing subsidies, for the borough for the years 1967–68 to 1972–73 are as follows:

per cent
1969–70 0.5
1970–71 0.1
1971–72 0.6

Details of revenue and capital expenditure for 1972–73 are not yet available.