§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much was added to the originally planned level of local authority current rate support grant expenditure for the succeeding year and subsequently built into the rate support grant settlements for 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84.
§ Mr. Giles ShawFollowing is the available information for local authorities in England.
Increase in net current expenditure provision between previous spring and the RSG settlement £ million 1981–82 n/a* 1982–83 1,000 1983–84 1,100 * In 1980, public expenditure plans were expressed in November 1979 prices and direct comparison with the figures in the 1981–82 settlement is not available.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish rate support grant current expenditure totals for local authorities in England, in total, for 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 (best estimate) and 1983–84 (original budgets), giving the current expenditure equivalent of the total of targets for 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84.
§ Mr. Giles ShawFollowing is the information for local authorities in England.
RSG current expenditure £ million outturn prices Outturn/Budgets Provision in RSG Settlement 1979–80 12,976 — 1980–81 15,682 — 1981–82 17,471 16,180 1982–83*† 19,228 18,000 1983–84*‡ 20,557 19,692 * Definition changed: includes interest receipts on services —assumed to be £19 million in 1982–83, and £15 million in 1983–84. † Local authority revised estimates, provisional figures. ‡Local authority budgets, provisional figures.