§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total loan sanction for capital expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales for each year since 1974–75; and what proportion of the total in each year was allocated to the locally determined sector.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettDetails of loan sanctions are not readily available. The figures for local authority capital expenditure are as follows:
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Total local authority capital expenditure £ million Locally determined expenditure as percentage of total 1974–75 4,782 16.2 1975–76 4,214 17.9 1976–77 3,411 17.7 1977–78 2,575 15.3
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe available information is as follows:
year since 1974; what is the total output of direct labour for each year; and what is the direct labour output expressed as a percentage of total output.