HC Deb 03 June 1986 vol 98 cc494-5W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will update to 1985–86 his reply to the hon. Member for Kensington, Official Report, 10 May 1985. giving estimates of (a) rate support grant, (b) rate support grant per domestic ratepayer, (c) expenditure on education, (d) expenditure on police, (e) revenue from domestic rates and (f) revenue from commercial and business rates.

Mrs. Rumbold

I have today placed the available information in the Library which is based on local authorities' revised estimates for 1985–86. except for the rate support grant figures which are taken from the second supplementary report.

Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give for the years 1980–81 to 1985–86 inclusive, in both cash prices and constant 1985–86 prices (a) local authority gross expenditure in England on (i) housing revenue account land. new dwellings and acquisitions and (ii) housing revenue account renovation and (b) English local authority receipts from (i) sales of land and other assets, (ii) initial receipts from sales of dwellings and (iii) repayment of sums outstanding on sales of dwellings.

Mrs. Rumbold

The information requested on gross capital expenditure and capital receipts by local housing authorities in England is given in the following table. The figures for 1985–86 are estimates based on returns by local authorities for the third quarter.

Capital Expenditure Capital Receipts
HRA land, new dwellings and acquisitions HRA renovation Sales of land and other assets Initial receipts from sales of dwellings Repayment of sums outstanding on sales of dwellings
£ million (cash)
1980–81 1,008 670 96 186 53
1981–82 760 619 99 532 89
1982–83 736 951 135 1,017 282
1983–84 743 1,132 124 930 443
1984–85 814 1,240 130 822 431
1985–86 625 1,150 125 905 380
£ million (1985–86 prices)
1980–81 1,369 911 129 253 72
1981–82 939 765 122 658 110
1982–83 849 1,099 156 1,175 326
1983–84 821 1,251 137 1,028 490
1984–85 863 1,314 139 871 457
1985–86 625 1,150 125 905 380

Mr. Clay

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will state the total amount to date which has been withheld from (a) all local authorities, (b) local authorities in the northern region and (c) the borough of Sunderland in the form of penalties which were imposed on councils for spending in excess of required amounts;

(2) if he will state the total amount of capital receipts which (a) all local authorities, (b) local authorities in the northern region and (c) the borough of Sunderland are currently prevented from spending because of the regulations regarding such spending which prevail at present.

Mrs. Rumbold

I shall answer these questions shortly.