HC Deb 12 November 1984 vol 67 cc128-9W
Dr. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the total claims on block grant at original budget stage in each year from 1981–82 to 1984–85, showing for each year the percentage overclaim or underclaim.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The information is as follows:

£ million *Per cent.
1981–82 8,653.5 +3.6
1982–83 8,756.0 +0.9
1983–84 8,665.0 -0.7
1984–85 8,560.2 -0.6
* over (+) or under (-) claim.

Dr. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the block grant paid in each year from 1981–82 to 1984–85 to each of the 18 authorities designated under the Rates Act 1984.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The information is given in the table. The figures are the amount of block grant paid to the authorities in respect of the years shown. All figures are latest entitlements, after holdback. Those for 1981–82 are final entitlements; those for 1982–83 are based on outturn expenditure information; those for 1983–84 and 1984–85 are based on budgets.

The figures for London Boroughs for 1981–82 include grant paid in respect of the Greater London council and the Metropolitan police; and those for 1982–83 include the Metropolitan police.

£ million
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
Merseyside 70.1 69.6 67.8 62.5
South Yorkshire 65.9 70.3 68.3 62.3
Sheffield 89.9 86.1 82.8 84.3
ILEA nil nil nil nil

1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
GLC * 126.1 nil nil
Camden 12.9 7.8 nil nil
Greenwich 29.2 27.4 22.7 21.4
Hackney 41.8 40.9 42.7 41.2
Islington 27.4 28.4 21.6 nil
Lambeth 51.2 54.5 44.1 32.4
Lewisham 44.0 44.5 42.5 38.7
Southwark 43.1 37.4 32.5 13.7
Brent 51.8 56.6 51.5 50.3
Haringey 57.0 59.2 51.6 50.2
Basildon 3.5 3.0 2.0 nil
Portsmouth 7.9 7.0 8.8 7.8
Leicester 9.7 8.1 8.3 9.7
Thamesdown 4.6 3.8 3.0 2.5
* Grant paid to London boroughs.