§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what annual sums his department has disbursed as grant to rural sewerage schemes from 1978 to the present time(a) in current prices and (b) in 1979 prices.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe information is as follows :
The figures (for England) in respect of schemes approved since October 19781 are: Year Grant paid on sewerage schemes 2Value at current prices 2Value at1978–79 prices 1978–79 54,062 109,651 54,062 1979–80 258,184 448,050 220,904 1980–81 726,220 1,063,007 524,101 1981–82 1,961,853 2,615,352 1,289,463 1982–83 2,524,695 3,139,681 1,547,975 1983–84 1,597,468 1,899,253 936,400 1984–85 2,596,059 2,956,318 1,457,571 1985–86 1,829,301 1,964,508 968,573 1986–87 1,840,496 1,918,717 945,996 1987–8833 334,092 334,092 164,719 1 Grant on schemes approved since October 1978 has been paid as a lump sum. On schemes approved before then it has been paid in the form of half-yearly instalments. The amount disbursed annually in this form over the last 10 years has remained steady at £6–7 million in cash terms. Capitalisation of these grants will be completed in 1987–88. 2 Revalued using the Treasury GDP deflator index (November 1987). 3 To 30 September 1987.