§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the rate support grant settlement in cash terms to (a) Burnley borough council and (b) Pendle borough council for each year since 1979; and what are the comparative figures in 1979 prices.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information for 1981–82 and later years. expressed in cash terms and at 1981–82 prices, is as follows. Figures for earlier years are not available on a comparable basis.
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Rate support grant1 Burnley borough council Pendle borough council Cash 1981–82 prices2 Cash 1981–82 prices2 1981–82 5.435 5.435 4.430 4.430 1982–83 5.081 4.738 4.439 4.139 1983–84 5.539 4.944 4.385 3.914 1984–85 5.481 4.690 4.371 3.740 1985–86 4.928 3.969 4.178 3.365 1986–87 5.112 3.997 4.354 3.405 1 Rate support grant comprises block grant and domestic rate relief grant. 2 Cash values converted to 1981–82 price levels using the GDP deflator. In 1981–82 and 1982–83 the amounts are final rate support grant payments. In 1983–84 and 1984–85 the amounts are grant entitlements based on the latest supplementary reports in each year; in 1985–86 they are grant entitlements based on the Secretary of State's firm intentions for the third supplementary report and in 1986–87 they are based on the Secretary of State's firm intentions for the first supplementary report.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish central Government expenditure on the rate support grant to all local authorities, excluding domestic rate relief and hold-back for all years since 1978–79 to 1986–87 inclusive, giving this information in absolute, indexed and per capita forms.
§ Mr. Peter Shoreasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what, in constant prices, was the value of the rate support grant payment to the London borough of Tower Hamlets in 1986–87 and for each preceding year to 1978–79; what is the proposed payment of 1987–88 showing separately for each relevant year the payments received by the London borough of Tower Hamlets in respect of services transferred from the Greater London Council after abolition and information available to him on expenditure in Tower Hamlets and the Greater London Council on such services.
§ Mr. Chope[pursuant to his reply, Monday 23 February 1987]: Rate support grant payments to the London borough of Tower Hamlets, in constant prices, for the period 1981–82 to 1986–87 and estimated payments in 1987–88 assuming Tower Hamlets spends at the 1987–88 rate support grant settlement level, are given in the table. The arrangements for paying rate support grant changed in 1981–82 when the needs, resources and domestic elements were replaced by block grant and domstic rate relief grant. Information is therefore not available on a comparable basis in earlier years.
Rate Support Grant1 Year £m 1981–82 prices 2 1981–82 25.757 1982–83 23.500 1983–84 22.912 1984–85 20.113 1985–86 17.269 31986–87 48.740 31987–88 45.498 1Rate support grant comprise block grant and domestic rate relief grant
194W2Cash values converted to 1981–82 price levels using the GDP deflator.
3 Rate support grant payments in these years reflect increased responsibilities taken on by London boroughs following the abolition of the GLC.
In 1981–82 and 1982–83 the amounts are final rate support grant payments. In 1983–84 and 1984–85 the amounts are grant entitlements based on the lastest Supplementary Reports in each year; in 1985–86 they are grant entitlements based on the Secretary of State's firm intentions for the third supplementary report and in 1986–87 they are based on the Secretary of State's firm intentions for the first supplementary report. The estimated amount of rate support grant payments in 1987–88 are based on the Secretary of State's intentions for the 1987–88 rate support grant settlement and assume that Tower Hamlets spends at its "expenditure level" given in the settlement.
Block grant is an unhypothecated grant and amounts cannot therefore be specifically attributed to services transferred to Tower Hamlets following the abolition of the GLC, nor is information available centrally on expenditure by Tower Hamlets on such transferred services.