§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will announce his decision on the application by Birmingham heartlands for approval for the heartlands spine road.
(i) Total net expenditure since 1981–82 is shown below. Information relating to total expenditure is not available on a consistent basis prior to 1981–82 Total expenditure1—by authority in £000 Counties 1981–82 outturn 1982–83 outturn 1983–84 outturn 1984–85 outturn 1985–86 outturn 1986–87 outturn 1987–88 revised estimates 1988–89 budgets Clwyd 130,321 139,097 146,678 150,403 156,895 169,753 179,940 193,982 Dyfed 107,212 113,391 120,506 126,488 130,335 147,245 160,456 176,591 Gwent 148,524 153,730 160,316 166,119 173,327 184,342 202,169 219,701 Gwynedd 77,217 81,993 86,314 91,214 94,465 101,560 110,645 120,437 Mid Glamorgan 183,315 194,759 207,517 217,985 218,722 239,148 256,992 280,363 Powis 41,777 46,954 49,515 51,026 52,911 56,186 59,465 64,861 South Glamorgan 121,462 129,407 138,750 141,274 147,716 162,111 174,693 191,518 West Glamorgan 126,551 137,196 141,924 144,826 150,228 164,292 176,418 193,130 1 Total expenditure is based on the same definition as that for Rate Support Grant purposes, that is net of local income (fees, sales and charges etc.) and net of specific grants.
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(ii) The county council precepts since 1977–78 are shown below. There are no separate business or domestic precepts as each county precepts for the amount that it requires. (Domestic Rate Relief Grant is paid to districts rather than counties.) Counties 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) Clwyd 71.5 79.0 99.5 124.0 148.0 148.0 148.0 162.0 172.0 189.0 198.0 210.0 Dyfed 64.1 67.9 87.0 111.3 122.2 122.3 130.7 142.7 170.6 195.3 208.9 219.9 Gwent 73.9 79.0 98.0 117.0 129.0 135.0 141.0 141.0 146.0 173.0 192.0 208.0 Gwynedd 63.5 70.0 96.5 111.0 128.0 123.0 136.0 145.0 150.0 168.0 183.0 203.0 Mid Glamorgan 72.4 73.4 95.7 119.4 144.9 144.8 154.1 180.4 187.4 205.9 215.8 228.4 Powys 54.0 57.0 81.0 108.0 124.0 128.0 128.0 134.0 154.0 177.0 188.0 201.0 South Glamorgan 66.5 72.5 90.0 101.9 116.4 133.4 124.8 132.4 147.4 183.2 190.7 204.9 West Glamorgan 73.9 79.5 109.6 133.0 156.0 161.0 165.0 175.0 184.0 197.0 225.0 263.0
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWe are considering the detailed case for a Birmingham heartlands spine road as part of our current review of the road programme. We will make an announcement when we can.