§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary for the Environment if he will list the level of rate support grant paid to Liverpool city council in each of the years from 1976 to date.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe figures are as follows:
£ million 1976–77 160.142 1977–78 160.902 1978–79 158.314 1979–80 154.534 1980–81 153.672 1981–82 120.540 1982–83 118.033 1983–84 124.416 Comparison must be made with care. The figures for 1976–77 to 1980–81 comprise needs, resources and domestic rate relief elements and are revalued to 1981–82 settlement prices; no grant was paid to metropolitan counties in these years. The figures for 1981–82 onwards comprise block grant and domestic rate relief grant and are latest entitlements after holdback; figures are in cash terms. Grant has been paid direct to metropolitan counties since 1981–82.