HC Deb 20 December 1983 vol 51 cc170-2W
Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of the annual total expenditure of the Haringey borough council in each of the last four years has been spent on goods and services which the borough council has a statutory obligation to provide.

Mr. Waldegrave

My Department does not collect information in this form.

Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what total moneys have been paid to the London borough of Haringey by Her Majesty's Government in respect of the last four years; and what percentages these annual amounts represent of Haringey's annual total expenditure.

Mr. Waldegrave

The following table gives the available information on grants to the London borough of Haringey for the years 1979–80 to 1982–83.

The grants in the first category, grants taken to the rate fund revenue account, represent the following percentages of total gross rate fund revenue expenditure:

Per cent.
1979–80 56
1980–81 55
1981–82 51
1982–83 47
Grants and subsidies paid to the borough of Haringey
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
£ million £ million £ million £ million
1. Grants taken to rate fund revenue account
RSG* 52.9 61.7 60.9 63.9
Specific grants† 6.3 7.7 10.2 9.4
Rate rebates grant† 1.0 1.5 3.1 ‡3.7
Sub-total 60.2 70.9 74.2 77.0
2. Housing subsidies
Housing subsidy 15.2 18.0 ║18.0 ║15.3
Modified rent rebates 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.5
3. Capital grants11¶ 3.3 11.1 8.9 4.1
* The figures for 1979–80 and 1980–81 comprise the needs and resources and domestic elements. For later years they comprise block grant and domestic rate relief grant. The 1979–80 figure is the final entitlement. Payments to date are given for 1980–81. The figures for 1981–82 and the following years are net of holdback.

New Projects Approvals Lambeth
Ref. Stat/Vol. Project Total CAPE (k) 1984/85 (£k)
Capital Revenue
C6/102 Stat. Environmental Improvements Package 750 750
B6/208 Vol. Ujamaa 0.68 0.68
B6/227 Vol. Loughborough Community Centre—Equipment 4.5 4—.5
B6/245 Vol. Community Activities Club—Help 71 3.914
B6/252 Vol. Relocation of Streatham CAB 81 81
B6/261 Vol. Vassall Neighbourhood Centre—Repairs 6 6
C6/323 Stat. Improved Library Materials for the Elderly 20 20
C6/340 Stat. Brockwell Park Lido 200 200
C6/344 Stat. Kennington Park One O'Clock Club—Toilets 6.9 6.9
C6/347 Stat. Floodlighting Tulse Hill Adventure 10 10
C6/349 Stat. Improvements to Playcentres—One O'Clock Club 20 20
C6/352 Stat. Larkhall Play Centre—Toilets 6 6
C6/353 Stat. Holiday Play Grants 62
C6/358 Stat. Larkhall Park—Car Parking 50 50
B6/377 Vol. MASDA 10
B6/121 Vol. Clapham Community Project—Pensioners' Activities 5.6 5.6 1.135
B6/723 Vol. St. John's Barnado Project 225 225
B6/730 Vol. L'Arche 21.7 21.7
B6/733 Vol. Help 71—London P Quadrant Housing Trust 64.375 64.375
B6/734 Vol. Waterloo Action Centre 15.757 15.757
B6/737 Vol. Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa 5 5
The figure for 1981–82 includes grant paid in respect of the GLC and the Metropolitan police. The figure for 1982–83 includes an amount in respect of the Metropolitan police.
† From outturn forms returned by Haringey.
‡Estimated from Haringey's outturn forms.
‖ Provisional figures from pre-audit claims.
¶ These include housing association grants.