§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the value of the rate support grant paid per head of population to Cheshire local authorities in 1978–79; what was the rate increase per head of population; what were the corresponding figures for each of the past five years; and how this compares with the average increase in retail prices in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Guy Barnett:The amounts paid in rate support grant per head of population to Cheshire local authorities for each of the years from 1974–75 to 1977–78, and the latest figures for 1978–79, together with the rate income per head of population, and the year on year percentage increase in rate income; and retail prices over the corresponding period are set out below.
§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount, per capita, of the rate support grant for each of the shire counties, in the years 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, and 1979–80; and what has been the reduction per capita for each of these years.
§ Mr. Guy Barnett:The figures are attached.
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NEEDS ELEMENT-PER CAPITA 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1st inc. order 1979–80 main order Change 1976–77 to 1977–78 Change 1977–78 to 1978–79 Change 1978–79 to 1979–80 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Avon … … … … … … 66.52 65.80 70.90 72.26 -0.72 5.10 1.36 Bedfordshire … … … … … … 69.56 69.75 74.93 78.84 0.19 5.18 3.91 Berkshire … … … … … … 70.24 68.41 73.28 71.74 -1.83 4.87 -1.54 Buckinghamshire … … … … … … 66.45 61.92 64.03 64.54 -4.53 2.11 0.51 Cambridgeshire … … … … … … 62.28 54.09 56.82 59.68 -8.19 2.73 2.86 Cheshire … … … … … … 68.22 68.13 72.18 74.28 -0.09 4.05 2.10 Cleveland … … … … … … 93.65 99.49 106.43 109.68 5.84 6.94 3.25 Cornwall … … … … … … 63.59 67.86 71.68 72.94 4.27 3.82 1.26 Cumbria … … … … … … 84.37 81.85 86.66 86.10 -2.52 4.81 -0.56 Derbyshire … … … … … … 68.44 67.91 74.75 75.63 -0.53 6.84 0.88 Devon … … … … … … 58.36 58.82 63.30 64.07 0.46 4.48 0.77 Dorset … … … … … … 56.00 53.39 56.14 55.88 -2.61 2.75 -0.26 Durham. … … … … … … 74.66 77.36 81.99 86.35 2.70 4.63 4.36 East Sussex … … … … … … 58.43 59.66 62.70 60.91 1.23 3.04 -1.79 Essex … … … … … … 65.27 63.26 63.97 70.07 -2.01 0.71 6.10 Gloucestershire … … … … … … 66.72 65.62 69.25 69.12 -1.10 3.63 -0.13 Hampshire … … … … … … 64.05 68.24 72.50 69.86 4.19 4.26 -2.64 Hereford and Worcester … … … … 65.37 61.18 65.32 66.25 -4.19 4.14 0.93 Hertfordshire … … … … … … 77.09 72.49 74.05 74.97 -4.60 1.56 0.92 Humberside … … … … … … 79.01 86.27 94.72 99.49 7.26 8.45 4.77 Isle of Wight … … … … … … 58.33 59.98 61.54 62.87 1.65 1.56 1.33 Kent … … … … … … 66.81 67.69 68.91 72.02 0.88 1.22 3.11 Lancashire … … … … … … 74.26 79.46 86.01 88.57 5.20 6.55 2.56
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NEEDS ELEMENT—PER CAPOTA 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1st inc. order 1979–80 main order Change 1976–77 to 1977–78 Change 1977–78 to 1978–79 Change 1978–79 to 1979–80 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Leicestershire … … … … … … 71.96 74.65 80.01 81.73 2.69 5.36 1.72 Lincolnshire … … … … … … 72.76 73.61 79.81 79.35 0.85 6.20 -0.46 Norfolk … … … … … … 62.89 62.62 68.40 68.47 -0.27 5.78 0.07 Northamptonshire … … … … … … 70.06 68.70 71.91 70.70 -1.36 3.21 -1.21 Northumberland … … … … … … 85.21 82.59 85.97 85.27 -2.62 3.38 -0.70 North Yorkshire … … … … … … 74.33 70.89 77.14 76.40 -3.44 6.25 -0.74 Nottinghamshire … … … … … … 77.28 84.83 92.57 96.33 7.55 7.74 3.76 Oxfordshire … … … … … … 60.45 52.32 55.07 57.87 -8.13 2.75 2.80 Salop … … … … … … 72.02 73.22 76.98 79.62 1.20 3.76 2.64 Somerset … … … … … … 62.94 59.99 63.86 63.81 -2.95 3.87 -0.05 Staffordshire … … … … … … 67.20 64.04 67.68 69.12 -3.16 3.64 1.44 Suffolk … … … … … … 57.01 53.85 57.02 55.52 -3.16 3.17 -1.50 Surrey … … … … … … 53.18 45.43 46.07 48.27 -7.75 0.64 2.20 Warwickshire … … … … … … 66.83 60.76 62.73 64.50 -6.07 1.97 1.77 West Sussex … … … … … … 59.35 52.06 51.90 51.23 -7.29 -0.16 -0.67 Wiltshire … … … … … … 68.03 62.00 64.52 63.52 -6.03 2.52 -1.00 Clwyd … … … … … … 72.41 73.47 77.29 80.80 1.06 3.82 3.51 Dyfed … … … … … … 87.66 88.17 94.32 93.22 0.51 6.15 -1.10 Gwent … … … … … … 77.70 78.95 84.64 88.48 1.25 5.69 3.84 Gwynedd … … … … … … 89.71 92.38 95.67 94.95 2.67 3.29 -0.72 Mid Glamorgan … … … … … … 75.20 80.03 87.63 92.27 4.83 7.60 4.64 Powys … … … … … … 143.03 154.17 162.58 155.96 11.14 8.41 -6.62 South Glamorgan … … … … … … 77.13 82.37 88.42 93.52 5.24 6.05 5.10 West Glamorgan … … … … … … 72.06 72.45 76.49 80.89 0.39 4.04 4.40
§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the percentage reduction in the needs element of the rate support grant for Surrey county council in the years 1978–79 and 1979–80; and what is the equivalent figure for the shire counties, for the metropolitan districts and for the London boroughs.
§ Mr. Gay Barnett:Neither Surrey nor the groups of authorities referred to have had a reduction in the needs element of rate support grant in the years 1978–79 and 1979–80. The percentage increases are as follows:
1978–79 on 1977–78 1979–80 on 1978–79 Surrey +1.4 +4.2 Shire counties +6.0 +2.4 Metropolitan districts +8.1 +2.3 London boroughs +22.6 +5.0 (a) Inner London +21.6 +7.0 (b) Outer London +23.3 +3.7 The percentages are calculated on the basis of the main order figures for 1979–80 and the increase order figures for 1978–79 and 1977–78 announced at the statutory meeting with the local authority associations on 24th November.