HC Deb 08 March 1979 vol 963 cc747-8W
Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of relevant expenditure in each English non-metropolitan county, metropolitan district, London borough and Welsh county was paid in rate support grant in each year since 1974–75, including an estimate for 1979–80.

Mr. Guy Barnett

I shall send details of local authorities' net revenue expenditure outturn in the years 1974–75 to 1977–78, and of its financing from rate support grant, to the hon. Member as soon as possible. Outturn information for 1978–79 is not yet available. However, local authorities' budget estimates of new revenue expenditure and income from rate support grant in 1978–79 have been published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Financial, General and Rating Statistics 1978–79", a copy of which is in the Library. For 1979–80, expenditure and grant estimates for individual authorities are not yet available.

Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what share of total rate support grant in 1979–80 is allocated to (a) English non-metropoiitan counties, including districts, (b) English metropolitan districts, (c) London boroughs and (d) Welsh counties, including districts.

Mr. Guy Barnett

At this stage it is not possible to calculate the distribution of resources and domestic element grants for 1979–80.

For needs element, which at main order is 61 per cent. of the estimated aggregate of rate support grants, the allocation is:

Per cent.
(a)English non-metropolitan counties, including districts 45.9
(b) English metropolitan districts 26.3
(c) London boroughs 22.1
(d) Welsh counties, including districts 5.7