§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the estimated outturn net and gross capital expenditure, in total, by region, for each year from 1981–82 to 1986–87, with the comparable planned figures for 1987–88 and 1988–89.
§ Mr. RidleyPlanned figures for estimated net outturn and gross capital expenditure by region for 1987–88 and 1988–89 are not available. Estimated outturn net and gross capital expenditure by region for the period 1981–82 to 1986–87 are not readily available on a basis comparable with the planning figures.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the planned, budgeted and outturn net and gross capital expenditure, in total, for each year from 1981–82 to 1988–89.
§ Mr. RidleyThe figures for gross and net capital expenditure on a public expenditure basis (that is DOE/LA1) are as follows. Data on budgets are not available.
Capital expenditure in DOE/LAI Gross capital expenditure Net capital expenditure Plan £ million Outturn £ million Plan £ million Outturn £ million 1981–82 4,007 3,739 3,139 2,510 1982–83 4,541 4,654 3,385 2,607
Table 1 Capital allocations by service 1987–88 £'000 Education Personal social services Transport Housing Other services Urban programmes Total Cell 291 Cell 292 Cell 293 Cell 294 Cell 295 Cell 296 Cell 297 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 South-east 103,216 24,595 217,039 608,298 104,826 257 1,058,231 South-west 32,114 4,867 50,461 89,224 22,033 1,054 199,753 East Anglia 15,101 2,458 21,914 42,795 10,789 0 93,057 West Midlands 31,264 7,500 63,222 144,457 26,353 0 272,796 East Midlands 23,292 3,907 41,373 83,996 19,348 0 171,916 North-west 40,238 11,197 128,257 206,729 37,165 0 423,586 Yorkshire and Humberside 31,893 5,553 72,267 123,072 32,474 0 265,259 Northern region 19,882 3,296 38,484 80,612 17,353 0 159,627 48W
Table 2 Capital allocations by service 1988–89 £'000 Education Personal social services Transport Housing Other services Urban programmes Total Cell 291 Cell 292 Cell 293 Cell 294 Cell 295 Cell 296 Cell 297 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 South-east 139,325 29,778 236,213 522,117 80,878 0 1,008,311 South-west 32,285 5,769 59,135 71,820 20,015 0 189,024 East Anglia 15,349 2,018 16,853 33,593 9,127 0 76,940 West Midlands 32,541 8,745 58,660 119,320 22,283 0 241,549 East Midlands 27,744 4,944 41,567 61,302 18,262 0 153,819 North-west 52,301 10,250 90,023 147,605 27,825 0 328,004 Yorkshire and Humberside 43,426 5,921 51,284 102,490 22,414 0 225,535 Northern region 25,990 3,300 39,817 68,272 14,625 0 152,004
Gross capital expenditure Net capital expenditure Plan £ million Outturn £ million Plan £ million Outturn £ million 1983–84 4,731 5,367 2,935 3,264 1984–85 4,438 5,617 2,453 3,520 1985–86 4,031 5,047 1,911 2,911 1986–87 4,304 4,955 2,369 2,386 1987–88 4,927 n/a 2,834 n/a 1988–89 5,173 n/a 2,551 n/a n/a = not available.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish the capital allocation to each local authority, within each expenditure block and in total, in 1987–88 and 1988–89, showing the percentage change for each authority between the two years in their total allocation;
(2) if he will publish the capital allocation in total to the local authorities within each region, by expenditure block, in 1987–88 and 1988–89, showing the percentage change for each region.
§ Mr. RidleyTables 1 and 2 give capital allocations (issued) by expenditure block in 1987–88 and 1988–89 by region. Tables 3 and 4 showing the information by local authority will be placed in the Library of the House shortly.
Comparison of year-on-year total allocations is not meaningful because only £1.3 million (0.3 per cent.) urban programme allocations have been issued in 1987–88 and no urban programme allocations have been issued for 1988–89. A significant proportion of the total allocations excluding urban programme has also not been issued: £70 million (2.6 per cent.) and £250 million (9.5 per cent.) in 1987–88 and 1988–89 respectively.
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§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will publish proposals for the reform of capital expenditure control.
§ Mr. RidleyWhen I am ready.