§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure by local authorities in England in each of the financial years since 1972–73 to the latest available date.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe information is not available for England only for the period 1972–73 to date. Gross revenue expenditure of local authorities for England and Wales since 1972–73 is as follows:
£ million 1972–73 8,004 1973–74 9,733 1974–75 11,734 1975–76 14,961 1976–77 17,133 1977–78 18,768 1978–79 21,410 1979–80 25,265 1980–81 30,338 1981–82 33,441 1982–83 36,142 1983–84 38,573 1984–85 38,735