§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the level of Government subvention in each of the past two years under the partnership programme in each area.
§ Mr. KingThe resources allocated to the partnerships in 1981–82 and 1982–83 under the urban programme are shown below. Grant, at the rate of 75 per cent., is paid to local authorities on net expenditure.
Partnership allocations, 1981–82 and 1982–83 £ million (cash) 1981–82 *1982–83 Birmingham 16.9 22.7 Docklands 28.3 †17.0 Hackney‡ 15.0 10.35 Islington‡ 10.35 Lambeth 9.2 12.5 Liverpool 17.6 22.8 Manchester/Salford 16.8 23.1 Newcastle/Gateshead 14.0 18.0 * In October 1982, local authorities were invited to submit bids for further capital allocations, in addition to the original allocations shown in the table. † The 1982–83 allocation for the former docklands partnership, which has been succeeded by the London Docklands Development Corporation, covers continuing commitments only. ‡ The Hackney/Islington partnership was split into two separate Partnerships in May 1982.