HC Deb 12 December 1985 vol 88 cc705-6W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the capital borrowing of the Inner London education authority in each of the last three years.

Mr. Chris Patten

Borrowing by the Inner London education authority for the capital account (including advances from the Consolidated Loans Fund) for the last three years for which figures are available was:

£ million
1981–82 6.179
1982–83 13.734
1983–84 14.191

Source: Returns from the Greater London council.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list for each of the London boroughs in the Inner London education authority area the proportion of Inner London education authority rates income which came from each borough in each of the last three years.

Mr. Chris Patten

The Inner London education authority levies a rate precept on the inner London boroughs; thus the proportion of its rate income coming from each inner London borough is the ratio of the rateable value of each borough to the total inner London rateable value. The figures are for the last three outturn years.

Inner London Borough Percentage of Inner London Education Authority rate income
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
City of London 21.9 22.1 22.1
Camden 9.7 9.6 9.8
Greenwich 2.9 2.9 2.8
Hackney 3.3 3.3 3.2
Hammersmith 3.0 3.0 3.0
Islington 4.7 4.6 4.6
Kensington and Chelsea 6.2 6.2 6.1
Lambeth 5.1 5.1 5.1
Lewisham 3.0 3.0 3.0
Southwark 5.0 5.0 5.1
Tower Hamlets 4.0 4.0 4.0
Wandsworth 3.8 3.7 3.7
Westminster 27.5 27.6 27.5

Figures may not add to 100 per cent. due to rounding.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of inner London education authority income was derived from (a) direct Government grants and (b) rate precepts from the London boroughs in each of the last three years.

Mr. Chris Patten

The figures are for the last three years for which outturn information is available. They are taken from returns made by the authority. The total income is taken to be: rate income; income from Government grants (including pooling adjustments); and income from fees and other charges including charges for the education of pupils belonging to other authorities.

Percentage income from:
Government grants Rate precept Other income
1981–82 7.8 82.8 9.4
1982–83 7.5 83.7 8.8
1983–84 6.9 84.7 8.4