§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide the total revenue cost for 537W 1983–84 in each of the metropolitan county councils for (a) planning, (b) highways and (c) central administration and express those revenue costs as a percentage of the overall revenue budget for each metropolitan county council.
Gross revenue rate fund expenditure in cash and as a percentage of aggregate gross revenue rate fund expenditure for 1983–84 Town and Country Planning Highways General Administration* Aggregate gross rate fund revenue expenditure £000 per cent. £000 per cent. £000 per cent. £000 per cent. Greater Manchester 6,271 1.7 36,874 9.8 2,864 0.8 375,313 100.0 Merseyside 4,765 1.7 26,909 9.4 1,566 0.5 287,056 100.0 South Yorkshire 4,608 1.9 38,129 15.6 2,763 1.1 243,921 100.0 Tyne and Wear 5,428 2.8 24,358 12.6 2,360 1.2 193,230 100.0 West Midlands 13,671 3.8 52,518 14.6 2,019 0.6 359,829 100.0 West Yorkshire 4,317 1.5 43,281 14.6 2,776 0.9 295,704 100.0 * Residual expenditure after recharges to other services.