§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give estimates in respect of each of the last two financial years for which figures are available of the aggregate of capital expenditures incurred by local authorities which were financed by direct revenue contributions to capital outlay and were in excess of the approved loan sanction limits for the appropriate service blocks and individual authorities or groups of authorities; and if he will provide a breakdown of the figures as between London and the remainder of England and Wales.
§ Mr. KingThis information is available only for the locally determined146W sector. In 1976–77 and 1977–78 local authority expenditure in that sector was £625 million and £589 million respectively of which £362 million and £233 million was borrowed within approved loan sanction limits and £207 million and £261 million was financed from contributions from revenue either directly or through capital funds. The balance of expenditure in each year was met from capital receipts, transport supplementary grant and other grants. Figures for London are available only for 1977–78 as follows: LDS expenditure £115 million, borrowing £41 million, revenue and capital funds £49 million. In 1978–79 local authorities spent £623 million in the locally determined sector compared with loan sanction for the year of £169 million; no detailed information is available about the way in which the expenditure was financed.