HC Deb 02 February 1978 vol 943 cc292-3W
Mr. Arnold Shaw

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what allocation for education spending was assumed in the rate support grant 1976–77 for the outer London boroughs, respectively, in the Greater London Council area; and how much of this was actually spent on the service.

Mr. Oakes

No such assumptions were made. The rate support grant is not earmarked for particular local government services: it is a block grant given in aid of local government expenditure as a whole.