§ 18. Mr. Cunliffeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities are estimated to receive no block grant in the current financial year.
§ Mr. WaldegraveEight.
§ 30. Mr. Barronasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much block grant was paid to the partnership and programme authorities and designated districts in 1981–82; and how much in 1981–82 prices is estimated for 1983–84 following the first supplementary report.
§ Sir George YoungIn cash terms for each year, £2,306 million and £2,322 million, respectively.
§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the block grant receipts of (a) Essex county council, (b) Kensington and Chelsea London borough council, (c) Merseyside metropolitan county council and (d) Manchester metropolitan district council at (i) budget stage and (ii) all supplementary reports in each year from 1981–82 to 1983–84.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe block grant entitlements at settlement and all of the supplementary reports for the years 1981–82 to 1983–84 are shown for Essex, Kensington and Chelsea, Merseyside and Manchester district council in the table.
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Block Grant Entitlements (£ millions) Essex Ken. and Chelsea Merseyside Manchester 1981–82 Settlement 159.9 14.8 72.4 110.0
Essex Ken. and Chelsea Merseyside Manchester 1st Supplementary Report 154.4 10.9 74.7 110.3 2nd Supplementary Report* 154.5 10.9 69.6 108.2 3rd Supplementary Report* 156.3 12.1 69.5 109.6 1982–83 Settlement 151.8 18.9 73.0 103.8 1st Supplementary Report* 151.1 13.8 69.8 99.9 1983–84 Settlement 151.2 18.2 80.1 96.1 1st SupplementaryReport* 154.1 18.9 68.0 96.6 * After holdback.
§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the estimated total claim on block grant after holdback and clawback if all authorities had spent at their grant-related expenditure assessment in 1984–85.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinIf all authorities were to spend at their grant related expenditure assessment in 1984–85, the total amount of block grant distributed to local authorities in England, after holdback and close-ending, would be £7,551.9 million.