§ 56. Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the proportion of the income of the London borough of Islington which came from central Government funds in 1979–80 and as to the equivalent figure for 1986–87.
§ Mrs. RumboldFigures for 1979–80 are not comparable with those for 1986–87 since both grant and expenditure were based on different definitions.
In 1981–82, the first year of the present block grant system, central Government block grant formed 34.1 per cent. of Islington's total expenditure. The latest estimate for 1986–87 is that block grant will form 44.8 per cent. of the council's total expenditure.