§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment by how much in money terms, real-terms and as a real-term percentage increase or decrease on 1979, 135W the level of spending by local authorities under non-housing revenue current expenditure has increased or decreased in each year since 1979.
Net current expenditure on the rate fund revenue account1: 1979–80 to 1987–88 English local authorities Cash Year on year increase Real2 Year on year increase Percentage in-crease in real terms since £ million £ million £ million £ million 1979–90 1979–80 13,000 22,794 1980–81 15,682 2,682 23,191 397 1.7 1981–82 17,472 1,790 23,511 320 3.1 1982–83 19,051 1,579 23,932 421 5.0 1983–84 20,258 1,207 24,305 373 6.6 1984–85 21,600 1,342 24,819 514 8.9 1985–863 22,300 700 24,179 -640 6.1 1986–873 24,171 1,871 25,380 1,201 11.3 1987–8834 26,512 2,341 26,512 1,132 16.3 1 Including a very small proportion (about 1½ per cent. in 1987–88) of non-housing revenue account expenditure, on housing and housing benefit. 2 Real expenditure has been derived by adjusting cash values to constant 1987–88 prices, using the GDP deflator. 3Excluding London Regional Transport levy (just over £200 million in 1985–86). 4 Budget information.