HC Deb 30 March 1984 vol 57 cc310-4W
Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will detail in (a) cash terms and (b) constant prices the total expenditure of each metropolitan district since 1978–79.

Mr. Waldegrave

The table shows total expenditure for block grant purposes in cash terms for 1981–82 to 1983–84. Data on a consistent basis for earlier years are not readily available. The figures may be converted to constant prices by using the GDP deflator (1982–83=100):

Year
1981–82 93.8
1982–83 100.0
1983–84 105.5
Metropolitan districts—total expenditure* (cash)—£ million
1981–82† 1982–83† 1983–84‡
Greater Manchester
Bolton 78.49 87.14 88.85
Bury 51.38 58.44 58.28
Manchester 233.69 237.48 243.47
Oldham 72.06 78.00 80.77
Rochdale 74.60 83.63 84.24
Salford 87.69 88.68 94.91
Stockport 79.66 84.47 88.26
Tameside 69.12 80.65 78.97
Traford 65.24 71.08 70.48
Wigan 99.84 115.17 106.41
Merseyside
Knowsley 62.42 65.35 69.56
Liverpool 203.48 213.07 218.61
St. Helens 60.76 70.24 69.68
Sefton 80.38 86.63 89.04
Wirral 100.65 106.75 112.78
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 70.04 77.58 77.17
Doncaster 94.67 110.53 104.90
Rotherham 81.05 81.89 84.74

1981–82† 1982–83† 1983–84‡
Sheffield 191.75 221.99 220.31
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 66.78 68.53 77.37
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 113.46 123.39 125.99
North Tyneside 63.92 76.18 77.30
South Tyneside 57.75 58.69 62.61
Sunderland 95.54 108.04 105.95
West Midlands
Birmingham 333.24 333.51 361.75
Coventry 105.65 112.89 117.66
Dudley 76.70 80.11 83.35
Sandwell 99.91 99.34 109.94
Solihull 53.67 59.15 61.66
Walsall 89.97 98.02 98.81
Wolverhampton 93.96 91.55 98.34
West Yorkshire
Bradford 146.90 169.52 170.14
Calderdale 60.88 67.25 65.65
Kirklees 109.48 122.69 129.35
Leeds 200.29 213.23 231.80
Wakefield 89.89 94.90 98.05

Notes: *The 1983–84 definition of total expenditure for block grant purposes has been used throughout.

† From outturn returns.

‡ From budget returns.

Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the proportion of Government grants gained to total expenditure in (a) cash terms and (b) constant prices by each of the metropolitan districts for each year since 1978–79.

Mr. Waldegrave

The table gives RSG as a percentage of total expenditure for block grant purposes for the years 1981–82 to 1983–84. Expenditure data on a consistent basis for earlier years are not readily available. The percentages would remain the same if the data were expressed in constant prices.

Metropolitan districts—RSG* as percentage of total expenditure†
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Greater Manchester
Bolton 67.72 63.16 64.19
Bury 61.43 53.89 57.64
Manchester 49.18 44.32 41.78
Oldham 72.33 66.49 66.83
Rochdale 64.97 59.52 61.41
Salford 67.74 63.56 60.69
Stockport 55.83 52.52 49.78
Tameside 67.42 57.99 61.46
Trafford 43.61 38.63 36.69
Wigan 63.09 54.55 61.61
Merseyside
Knowsley 66.45 60.47 58.28
Liverpool 59.24 55.40 56.73
St. Helens 58.04 50.96 53.30
Sefton 63.45 57.95 55.73
Wirral 59.68 56.72 55.32
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 70.78 62.36 65.04
Doncaster 63.68 52.69 57.31
Rotherham 68.40 66.38 65.66
Sheffield 49.59 41.18 40.07
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 66.13 62.61 57.82
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 43.55 32.51 32.36

1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
North Tyneside 63.34 50.81 51.03
South Tyneside 71.15 67.72 64.97
Sunderland 66.72 58.69 61.82
West Midlands
Birmingham 53.32 52.61 52.76
Coventry 57.19 55.16 53.32
Dudley 46.40 44.81 46.23
Sandwell 40.71 47.14 48.48
Solihull 52.95 50.90 50.18
Walsall 45.60 40.85 46.81
Wolverhampton 47.05 51.56 49.38
West Yorkshire
Bradford 70.86 63.45 67.26
Calderdale 71.48 63.81 67.89
Kirklees 72.40 70.02 69.23
Leeds 61.27 58.51 53.59
Wakefield 63.64 59.04 58.62

Notes:

* The RSG figures used include domestic rate relief grant and block grant (after holdback), from:

1981–82 Third Supplementary Report.

1982–83 First Supplementary Report.

1983–84 Second Supplementary Report.

1983–84 definition of total expenditure for block grant purposes.

† Expenditure figures for the separate years are derived from the following sources:

1981–82 Outturn returns.

1982–83 Outturn returns.

1983–84 Budget returns.

Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will rank in terms of percentage change in (a) cash expenditure and (b) expenditure in constant prices, each of the metropolitan districts for each year since 1978–79.

Mr. Waldegrave

The tables give the information for 1981–82 to 1983–84. Expenditure data on a consistent basis for earlier years are not readily available. The figures may be converted to constant price growth by using changes in the GDP deflator of 6.6 per cent. between 1981–82 and 1982–83 and of 5.5 per cent. between 1982–83 and 1983–84.

Metropolitan Districts Metropolitan Districts— *Total Expenditure (Cash) †Per cent. Growth 1981–82 to 1982–83
North Tyneside 19.18
Doncaster 16.75
Tameside 16.67
Sheffield 15.77
St. Helens 15.60
Bradford 15.39
Wigan 15.35
Bury 13.75
Sunderland 13.08
Rochdale 12.10
Kirklees 12.07
Bolton 11.01
Barnsley 10.76
Calderdale 10.46
Solihull 10.21
Trafford 8.95
Walsall 8.94
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 8.75

Metropolitan Districts Metropolitan Districts— *Total Expenditure (Cash) †Per cent. Growth 1981–82 to 1982–83
Oldham 8.24
Sefton 7.76
Coventry 6.85
Leeds 6.46
Wirral 6.06
Stockport 6.04
Wakefield 5.58
Liverpool 4.71
Knowsley 4.69
Dudley 4.45
Gateshead 2.61
South Tyneside 1.63
Manchester 1.62
Salford 1.13
Rotherham 1.03
Birmingham 0.08
Sandwell -0.57
Wolverhampton -2.56

Notes:

* 1983–84 definition of total expenditure for block grant purposes.

† Based on outturn returns

Metropolitan Districts Metropolitan Districts— *Total Expenditure (Cash) †Per Cent. Growth 1982–83 to 1983–84
Gateshead 12.90
Sandwell 10.67
Leeds 8.71
Birmingham 8.47
Wolverhampton 7.42
Salford 7.02
South Tyneside 6.68
Knowsley 6.44
Wirral 5.64
Kirklees 5.43
Stockport 4.49
Solihull 4.24
Coventry 4.22
Dudley 4.04
Oldham 3.55
Rotherham 3.47
Wakefield 3.32
Sefton 2.78
Liverpool 2.60
Manchester 2.52
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2.11
Bolton 1.96
North Tyneside 1.47
Walsall 0.80
Rochdale 0.72
Bradford 0.36
Bury -0.29
Bamsley -0.53
Sheffield -0.76
St. Helens -0.79
Trafford -0.84
Sunderland -1.94
Tameside -2.08
Calderdale -2.39
Doncaster -5.10
Wigan -7.60

Notes:

* 1983–84 definition of total expenditure for block grant purpose.

† Based on outturn.