HC Deb 10 July 1984 vol 63 c497W
Sir Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will show (a) highway capital expenditure accepted for transport supplementary grant for 1983–84, (b) the latest estimate of actual expenditure in 1983–84, (c) highway capital expenditure accepted for transport supplementary grant for 1984–85 and (d) budgeted expenditure for 1984–85, for (i) the Greater London council, (ii) each London borough and (iii) each county council.

Mrs. Chalker

For TSG purposes transport expenditure by the London boroughs is included with that of the GLC. The Department indicated when announcing the settlements that the capital expenditure accepted for TSG for the GLC included £100–5 million for highways for 1983–84 and £72.2 million for 1984–85.

For county councils, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 13 February at column 88. It is not possible to provide any further breakdown for expenditure accepted for TSG than published in Annex N of the Rate Support Grant Report (England) 1983–84 and Annex P of the Rate Support Grant Report (England) 1984–85.

The latest available (third quarter) capital payments returns do not provide an adequate basis for forecasting actual expenditure in 1983–84. I must refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 December 1983 at column 554.

I have no information on councils' budgeted expenditure for 1984–85.