§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what corresponding reduction was made in the rate support grant to local authorities in the current financial year in respect of prescribed fees for the building control regulations which are collected by those authorities.
§ Mr. KingEstimates of relevant expenditure for the purposes of calculating rate support grant take into account
744Weminent funds to Sheffield city council in 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81, both in money terms and in real terms at 1978–79 prices.
§ Mr. KingThe available information is as follows:
the income that local authorities are expected to receive from fees, charges and other sources. At the time of the RSG settlement in November 1979 it was estimated that the income from fees for building regulations work in 1980–81 would be £35 million in England.