HC Deb 20 December 1990 vol 183 cc272-3W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total spending for the Inner London education authority for each year since 1980 and what proportion of its income was from central government sources; and if he will also list the spending figures for 1990–91 for each of the successor education authorities and the proportion of their income that is drawn from central Government sources.

Mr. Fallon

The net expenditure of the Inner London authority as recorded on the revenue outturn returns made to the Department of the Environment is shown in the table for all years from 1980–81 to 1988–89. Figures for the outturn expenditure in 1989–90 are not yet available. Grants received by the ILEA are shown for the same years. No rate support grant was received by the authority during this period because of its very high rateable resources. Consistent education budget figures for all the inner London boroughs for 1990–91 are not yet available.

Net spending of the Inner London education authority 1980–81 to 1989–90
Year Net expenditure £ million1 Specific grant income £ million2 Specific grants as percentage of net expenditure
1980–81 674.5 12.7 1.9
1981–82 743.8 14.5 1.9
1982–83 803.3 15.4 1.9
1983–84 870.9 15.1 1.7
1985–86 956.1 20.3 2.1
1984–85 924.4 17.2 1.9
1986–87 1,033.0 24.9 2.4
1987–88 1,097.2 31.1 2.9
1988–89 1,074.8 41.3 3.8
1 Net expenditure as reported on the Form RO1.
2 The figures for grant exclude specific grant aid in support of mandatory awards, which has also been excluded from the expenditure column.