HC Deb 15 March 1988 vol 129 c508W
Mr. Fraser

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which inner city partnership authorities underspent their allocations in 1986–87; and by what percentage.

Mr. Trippier

The information is provided in the table:

Authority Estimated 1986–87 Outturn Allocation Percentage Underspend
£ million £ million
Lambeth 11.323 13.1 13.6
Hackney 10.973 11.6 5.4
Islington 9.267 10.0 7.3
Manchester/Salford 21.987 23.8 7.6
Liverpool 22.986 23.5 2.2
Birmingham 25.943 26.5 2.1

My Department impresses on local authorities the importance of reporting projected underspends during the course of the financial year, so that resources can be reallocated to local authorities which can make effective use of them.