§ 23. Mr. Sean Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the terms of reference of his internal inquiries into local government finance and related matters.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright) on 26 October at column747.
§ 40. Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of local government current expenditure for 1984–85 will be accounted for by central Government funding according to latest estimates; and how this compares with the last financial year.
§ Mr. WaldegraveBased on returns from local authorities, aggregate Exchequer grant (rate support grant and relevant specific and supplementary grants, paid in respect of their relevant expenditure) represents 48.3 per cent. of total relevant expenditure in England in 1984–85, and 49.8 per cent. in 1983–84.
§ 51. Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the level of unspent capital receipts of local authorities.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThis information is not available from the returns which we obtain from local authorities.