§ Mr. Kaufman– asked the secretary of state for the Environment how much inner city, money, urban aid and partnership money has been paid, or is expected to be paid in constant prices, to the city of Manchester in each financial year 1974–75 to 1982–83
§ Mr. Heseltine[pursuant to his reply, 29 March 1982, c. 39]: The figures for expenditure under the urban programme by the City of Manchester in the years in question at November 1979 prices and making some broad assumptions about revaluation factors, are:
£ million 1974–75 0.75 1975–76 1.17 1976–77 1.07 1977–78 1.06 1978–79 6.71 1979–80 7.30 1980–81 7.82 1981–82 *6.91 * Provisional. The allocation under the urban programme to the city for 1982–83 is £9.01 million on the same price base. Urban programme expenditure attracts central government grant, normally at the rate of 75 per cent.
§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to alter the method upon which water rates are presently assessed.
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§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 5 April 1982]: No, although the availability of optional metering allows a different method of charging to be used.