§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amount of rate support grant paid to each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the years 1978–79 to 1985–86, expressed in constant 1985–86 prices.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have today placed in the Library tables showing rate support grant paid to individual English and Welsh local authorities from and including 1981–82 to 1985–86, at constant 1985–86 prices, based on the latest supplementary report for each year. Because of the change in the way rate support grant was paid to different tiers of local authority, figures for earlier years are not available on a comparable basis. Cash figures have been adjusted by the GDP deflator. For 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86, the grant payable may be adjusted in future supplementary reports.