§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish (a) revenue expenditure and income, (b) capital expenditure and income and (c) gross debt of local authorities in England in a form consistent with table 3 of "Local Government Financial Statistics 1974–75" for each year from 1981–82 to 1984–85;
(2) if he will publish (a) revenue expenditure and income, (b) capital expenditure and income and (c) gross debt of local authorities in England in a form consistent with table 3 of "Local Government Financial Statistics 1974–75" for each year from 1975–76 to 1980–81.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThis information for 1974–75 to 1982–83 is currently being prepared for publication later this year in "Local Government Financial Statistics, 1982–83". Outturn information for 1983–84 and 1984–85 will be published in later editions.
§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he proposes making any changes to the service components of grant-related expenditure assessments for 1985–86.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinIt is too early for me to say what changes might be made to GREs for 1985–86. I expect to consider later this summer a number of detailed proposals for changes to service methodology put forward by grants working group, as a result of its development programme this year.