HC Deb 08 February 1983 vol 36 c339W
Mr. McKelvey

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what central Government expenditure on clean air grants has taken place, in constant prices, in each year since 1972–73.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Clean air grants paid to local authorities in England are as follows:

£
1972–73 2,597,815
1973–74 2,412,749
1974–75 1,828,642
1975–76 2,283,622
1976–77 2,042,499
1977–78 1,928,384
1978–79 1,429,318
1979–80 1,375,317
1980–81 1,945,706
1981–82 1,399,229
*1982–83 1,300,000
* Estimated.

Expenditure is now expressed in cash terms and the information is not available at constant prices.