§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what factors the increase in local authority current expenditure in cost terms in 1982–83 and 1983–84, shown in the reply of 14 April, Official Report, Vol. 40, c. 451–2, to the former hon. Member for Lewisham, West, was due.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinSince the answers of 14 April — [Official Report, Vol. 40, c. 451–2], — local authorities have provided information on their budgets for 1983–84, and have updated estimates of their expenditure in 1981–82 and 1982–83. The revised figures are as follows:
Local Authority Current Expenditure in Cost Terms (Using the GDP Deflator): England £ million Base Year 1981–82 1981–82 19,050 1982–83 19,500 1983–84 19,900 The detailed outturn information needed to disaggregate the increase into its component factors will not be available until later in the year for 1982–83, and until late in 1984 for 1983–84.