§ Mr. Christopherr Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick (Mr. Kaufman) on 12 May, Official Report, c. 242, he will publish the current expenditure of each local authority in England and Wales, showing, in each case, the percentage increase compared with the most recent revised budget current expenditure figures for 1981–82.
§ Mr. HeseltineFigures of current expenditure are collected on the return of expenditure and rates which is received some time after the block grant claim form. The information will be provided as soon as my Department has received forms from all local authorities in England and the data for individual authorities have been verified. Information for Welsh authorities is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.