§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary' of State for the Environment why the indicator weight for indicator E.7 (c) as set out on page 56 of the Rate Support Grant Report (England) 1980 is 41.582.
§ Mr. KingThe four elements which make up indicator E7 cannot sensibly be considered separately. The weightings which are applied to the first three elements are needed in order to project forward the 1980–81 data on which the calculation is based to a notional 1981–82 position. They incorporate allowances for increases in HRA expenditure in accordance with the Government's assumptions on pay and prices and the prospective movement in interest rates; they also reflect the effect of prospective rent increases, income from council house sales and subsidy changes.