§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total accumulated loss of rate support grant to the urban programme and partnership authorities since 1979 expressed in 1987 prices.
§ Mr. ChopeA full answer could only be provided at disproportionate cost and because of the change in grant systems and to the structure of local government, any figure that might be produced would be of doubtful significance. Figures for rate support grant payments to individual authorities are available in the Library.