§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the total amount held in (a) special funds and (b) rate fund balances by each of the 18 authorities designated under the Rates Act 1984, at the end of 1982–83 and 1983–84 according to his Department's figures.
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§ Mr. Patrick JenkinFrom outturn forms returned by local authorities the information is as follows:
£ million Balances at end 1982–83 Balances at end 1983–84 Special Funds Rate Fund Special Funds Rate Fund Basildon 0.49 1.75 0.21 3.55 Brent 13.90 0.16 16.06 0.10 Camden 0.68 12.85 * * GLC 18.88 200.20 46.80 * Greenwich 12.63 1.11 * * Hackney 10.39 0.91 * * Haringey 34.91 0 34.83 0 ILEA † 18.67 † * Islington 5.04 0.03 0.55 17.18 Lambeth 1.29 12.98 * 17.01 Leicester 11.57 3.38 15.06 0.54 Lewisham 7.78 0.23 * * Merseyside 31.99 0 39.89 0 Portsmouth 2.14 2.58 * * Sheffield 21.65 3.80 * * South Yorkshire 10.11 3.59 10.13 0 Southwark 4.52 0.93 2.94 4.10 Thamesdown 1.89 0.72 2.21 1.16 * Relevant outturn form has not yet been received from local authority. † ILEA special funds are included within GLC total.