Social Services (Capital Allocation)

HC Deb 10 December 1986 vol 107 cc207-9W

Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the capital allocation to the social services block for (i) London borough of Waltham Forest and (ii) all local authorities in each financial year since 1979–80; and if he will provide an additional list indicating the subsequent years' allocation at 1979–80 prices.

Mr. Freeman

It is estimated that total spending on MOD press and public relations in the current year will be in the region of £7.9 million. This figure includes estimated staffing costs together with likely expenditure on films, exhibitions, publications, equipment, and so on.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what will be the estimated spending by his department on television, radio and newspaper advertising, respectively, and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year;

(2) what will be the estimated spending by each of the armed forces on television, radio and newspaper advertising, respectively, and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year.

Mr. Freeman

[pursuant to his reply, 19 November 1986, c. 226]: The information for 1985–86 and 1986–87 (estimated) is as follows:

Additionally, the following information is also available on amounts spent on promotional literature and radio:

Mr. Newton

Information on personal social services capital expenditure allocations and actual net capital spending is set out in the table. Figures for 1979–80 and 1980–81 are not directly comparable with those for subsequent years because a different capital control system was adopted in 1981–82. The level of allocations nationally was reduced in 1985–86 to reflect the significant underspend of personal social services provision in previous years.

£ thousands
	London borough of Waltham Forest	All English local authorities
	Allocations1	Actual net spending1	Allocations1	Actual net spending1
	Cash	1979–80 prices	Cash	1979–80 prices	Cash	1979–80 prices	Cash	1979–80 prices
1979–80	463	463	491	491	46,369	46,369	57.284	57.284
1980–81	728	614	521	439	47,848	40,334	73.371	61.848
1981–82	572	439	699	536	88,644	68,014	70.488	54.083
1982–83	1,171	838	1,087	778	103,832	74,295	67.481	48.285
1983–84	849	581	792	542	109,156	74,749	72.993	49.985
1984–85	702	461	82	54	115,988	76,169	77.621	50.974
1985–86	516	320	1,021	633	69,992	43,361	275.504	46.775
1986–87	345	208	not yet available		73,007	43,911	386,000	51,726
1The actual net spending figures include personal social services urban programme capital expenditure. Allocations for this category of expenditure are issued by the Department of the Environment and are not included in the allocation figures shown above.
2Provisional.
3Estimated.

The figures do not fully reflect the funds available for capital expenditure on personal social services, which include the prescribed proportion of capital receipts. In addition local authorities are free to make use of capital allocations made in respect of other service blocks. The figures also exclude any contribution made by health authorities under the joint finance arrangements.