§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the estimated final allocations of needs element of rate support grant for (a) 1979–80 and (b) 1980–81 to each of the 153W local authorities in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.
§ Mr. KingThe estimated figures are as follows:
County and District Councils 1979–80 1980–81 £ million £ million South Yorkshire — — Barnsley 22.51 27.56 Doncaster 29.04 35.65 Rotherham 24.37 30.29 Sheffield 53.73 64.21 West Yorkshire — — Bradford 52.69 65.00 Calderdale 20.68 24.96 Kirklees 35.71 43.56 Leeds 71.39 86.79 Wakefield 27.79 34.32 North Yorkshire 48.05 58.04 Craven 0.49 0.59 Hambleton 0.61 0.74 Harrogate 1.21 1.47 Richmondshire 0.51 0.60 Ryedale 0.64 0.78 Scarborough 1.65 1.95 Selby 0.78 1.09 York 1.02 1.24 Humberside 80.41 97.18 Beverley 1.13 1.36 Boothferry 0.73 0.89 Cleethorpes 0.99 1.16 Glanford 0.84 1.01 Grimsby 1.38 1.67 Holderness 0.54 0.65 Kingston-upon-Hull 4.15 4.79 North Wolds 1.05 1.26 Scunthorpe 1.25 1.48 The needs element of rate support grant is not payable to metropolitan county councils.
§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue a joint circular to local authorities in England and Wales with the Department of Employment giving details of the amount included for the careers service in the rate support grant for 1980–81, in absolute and relative terms compared with the previous year; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KingNo. Rate support grant is a block grant which is not hypothecated to particular services. It is for individual authorities to decide the level of expenditure on any service in the light of local needs and priorities.