HC Deb 16 July 1987 vol 119 cc575-6W

DEFERRED

Social

REJECTED

Social

Patient Council Support Group

Mr. Allen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the rate support grant for each of the years from 1979 in constant prices for the city of Nottingham.

Mr. Chope

The figures requested are provided in the table:

£ million
1979–80 29.157
1980–81 27.055
1981–82 14.953
1982–83 14.805
1983–84 16.018
1984–85 15.021
1985–86 16.404
1986–87 15.361
1987–88 15.852

Notes:

i. For 1979–80 and 1980–81, rate support grant comprised needs and resources elements and domestic rate relief grant, and was not paid on a basis comparable with later years.

ii. From 1981–82 onwards, rate support grant comprises block grant and domestic rate relief grant.

iii. The rate support grant figures for the years 1979–80 to 1982–83 are final entitlements. The domestic rate relief grant elements for 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86 are also final entitlements; those for 1986–87 and 1987–88 are first estimates. The block grant elements for 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86 are entitlements after holdback based upon provisional outturn; those for 1986–87 and 1987–88 are entitlements based on budgets.

iv. The figures are expressed in 1987–88 prices using the GDP