§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of expenditure by Brighton borough council and East Sussex county council, respectively, has been provided by rate support grant, in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. ChopeThe following table shows the block grant paid to Brighton borough council and East Sussex county council for 1981–82 onwards expressed as a proportion of their total expenditure.
Brighton BC East Sussex CC 1981–82 .482 .386 1982–83 .297 .344 1983–84 .451 .308 1984–85 .397 .305 1985–86 .496 .266 1986–87 .358 .231 Total expenditure is the measure of local authority expenditure used in the determination of block grant. It comprises net current expenditure on the rate fund revenue account plus items such as debt charges and revenue contributions to capital and less specific and supplementary grants and items such as interest receipts. Estimates of total expenditure prior to 1981–82 are not available.