§ Mr. Joseph Deanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the financial submissions for rate support grant purposes from the six largest metropolitan districts for 1980–81 and what they actually received; what the submissions were for 1981–82; and what they can expect to receive under the new formula.
§ Mr. KingThe grant claims in respect of resources element of rate support grant for the six most populous metropolitan districts, together with the amounts of resources and needs element grant payable to those authorities in 1980–81 under the Rate Support Grant Increase No. 2 Order, are set out below. Grant claims for 1981–82 have not yet been received but estimates of block grant entitlements, based on Government expenditure projections made by my Department have been published.
It must be stressed that the estimated entitlements for 1981–82 are not directly comparable with payments of needs and resources elements of grant in previous years because, for the first time, in 1981–82 grant will be paid to the metropolitan counties; previously, all of the grant paid in metropolitan areas was paid direct to the district councils only. Figures for the authorities concerned are set out below.