§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how has the total rate support grant, both district and country added together, compares per
Authority 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 £/head £/head £/head £/head £/head Camden … … … 164 137 162 191 220 Sheffield … … … 138 153 161 174 218 Cambridge … … … 78 69 75 80 93 Exeter … … … 98 98 107 116 135 Maidstone … … … 119 124 131 143 167 Lambeth … … … 140 139 174 206 237 Manchester … … … 167 182 206 231 275 Liverpool … … … 159 177 194 226 272 Winchester … … … 110 116 125 128 155 South Shropshire … … … 135 145 155 175 213 Northampton … … … 112 99 107 111 130 The needs element grant paid to the London boroughs takes account of the services provided by the GLC, including ILEA, and the Metropolitan Police; and the needs element paid to metropolitan districts takes account of services provided by the county.
The population figures which have been used to calculate the grant per head are those as at 30 June in each year—except for 1980–81 where population figures at 30 June 1979 have been used.