HC Deb 24 October 1985 vol 84 cc194-5W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Prime Minister what is the total overall identifiable allocation of public money made by the Government since 1979 to (a) Edinburgh, (b) Bristol, (c) Lambeth, (d)Newcastle,(e)Hammersmith,(f)Cardiff, (g) Haringey, (h) Southampton. (i) Leicester and (j) Leeds (i) in total, (ii) per person and (iii) per unemployed person aged under 21 years.

Mr. Biffen

I have been asked to reply.

The readily available information covers grants and subsidies paid to local authorities. These include rate support grant, housing subsidies, housing benefit, specific revenue grants and capital grants.

Table 1 shows the totals for each of the authorities concerned from 1979–80 to 1985–86 and the amounts per person. Information on unemployed persons under 21 by local authority area is not readily available.

The totals for the English authorities for 1984–85 and 1985–86 do not include capital grants, for which figures are not yet available. The capital grants figures included in the totals for these authorities from 1979–80 to 1983–84 are shown in table 2.

TABLE 1
Total identifiable grants and subsidies
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
(a) Edinburgh
(i) In total (£ million) 39.7 47.2 49.5 44.7 83.1 66.5 71.6
(ii) Per person (£) 87.12 104.16 110.84 100.48 188.51 151.15 163.07
(b) Bristol
(i) In total (£ million) 38.2 46.0 26.1 29.3 56.2 54.9 57.5
(ii) Per person (£) 90.87 113.38 65.14 73.25 140.87 138.51 144.95
(c) Lambeth
(i) In total (£ million) 93.5 109.9 104.1 112.1 143.2 136.4 142.9
(ii) Per person (£) 314.96 419.04 407.55 452.47 584.51 558.45 585.3
(d) Newcastle upon Tyne
(i) In total (£ million) 78.9 93.8 75.6 63.1 90.4 91.7 66.2
(ii) Per person (£) 266.89 323.57 266.58 224.71 321.60 326.20 235.51
(e) Hammersmith
(i) In total (£ million) 50.8 56.1 56.2 55.4 76.0 73.4 83.7
(ii) Per person (£) 294.66 354.51 367.14 370.54 505.56 486.91 555.18
(f) Cardiff
(i) In total (£ million) 36.8 41.4 25.7 25.2 45.3 45.9 58.4
(ii) Per person (£) 130.24 146.89 91.61 90.14 162.02 163.10 207.50
(g) Haringey
(i) In total (£ million) 79.9 101.5 102.1 99.3 119.5 112.2 113.7
(ii) Per person (£) 343.16 458.31 491.35 485.31 583.74 560.57 568.37
(h) Southampton
(i) In total (£ million) 21.4 24.3 13.4 14.9 29.3 27.1 29.9
(ii) Per person (£) 99.24 117.87 64.14 71.62 141.86 132.92 146.59
(i) Leicester
(i) In total (£ million) 34.6 39.8 30.5 31.5 48.9 46.9 51.1
(ii) Per person (£) 119.22 143.87 107.93 111.70 173.78 166.66 181.51
(j) Leeds
(i) In total (£ million) 155.7 188.5 156.7 163.9 203.5 202.2 196.7
(ii) Per person (£) 207.91 260.23 218.68 228.85 285.04 283.98 276.10
Notes to Table 1
1. The figures included for rate support grant are affected by the change which occurred in 1981–82 when block grant and domestic rate relief grant superseded the needs, resources and domestic elements. The figures prior to 1981–82 are not on a comparable basis.
2. Up to 1982–83 the figures include rent and rate rebates grants paid by the DOE. The 1982–83 figures also include some housing benefits paid by the DHSS. Thereafter, all housing benefits were paid by the DHSS.
3. Capital grants are not available for English authorities for 1984–85 and 1985–86 and they are excluded from the totals for these years. Table 2 shows the amounts included for capital grants in the totals for the English authorities up to 1983–84.
4. Population figures provided by OCPS for the yean up to 1984–85 have been used to calculate the figures per person. The 1984–85 figures have been used as estimates for 1985–86.

Table 2
Capital Grants included in Table 1
English Authorities (£ million)
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Bristol 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Lambeth 3.6 3.7 1.4 0.3 2.4
Newcastle Upon Tyne 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.2
Hammersmith 2.6 0.1 4.3 2.2 0.3
Haringey 3.3 11.1 8.9 4.1 2.9
Southampton 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.4
Leicester 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 3.0
Leeds 0.9 1.3 1.0 4.6 3.6

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