HC Deb 15 February 1989 vol 147 cc279-80W
Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish, for each local authority in England, its capital allocation, in total for 1989–90, showing the percentage change from (a) 1988–89, and (b) 1981–82;

(2) if he will publish, by region and in total for England, capital allocations to local authorities for 1989–90, showing the percentage change from: (a) 1988–89, and (b) 1981–82.

Mr. Ridley

[holding answer 14 February 1989]The information requested for 1989–90 is not yet available by region and individual local authority. Table 1 gives the total of capital allocations in 1989–90 for England and the percentage changes over 1981–82 and 1988–89. Local authorities can spend a proportion of their capital receipts in addition to their allocations. Therefore, table 1 also includes information about spending power.

Table 1
Percentage change over
1989–90

£ million

 1981–82 1988–89
Total allocations 2,762 -21 -10
Spending power 7,674 +28 -1

Information on capital allocations issued which is available by region for 1981–82 and 1988–89 is as follows:

Table 2
Region 1981–82

£ million

 1988–89

£ million

 change Percentage
South East 1,531 1,109 -28
South West 217 208 -4
East Anglia 98 83 -15
West Midlands 314 265 -16
East Midlands 240 178 -26
North West 489 386 -21
Yorkshire and Humberside 331 271 -18
Northern Region 274 176 -36

A significant proportion of the total allocations in 1988–89 (£386 million) has not been issued.

Table 3 giving information on capital allocations issued for 1981–82 and 1988–89 by local authority has been placed in the Library of the House.