Rate Support Grant (Hansard, 6 February 1990)

HC Deb 06 February 1990 vol 166 c579W 579W

§ Sir Peter Hordern
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the cost of rate support grant in each of the last five years, and the proportion that rate support grant bears to total local government expenditure in each of those years.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The information for English authorities is as follows:

Rate support grant (£ million) Total expenditure (£ million) Rate support grant as a percentage of total expenditure

1985–86 9,153 21,662 42.3

1986–87 9,051 23,729 38.1

1987–88 9,467 25,677 36.9

1988–89 9,687 27,835 34.8

1989–90¹ 9,577 29,564 32.4

¹ Polytechnics were transferred from the local authority sector in April 1989.

	Rate support grant (£ million)	Total expenditure (£ million)	Rate support grant as a percentage of total expenditure
1985–86	9,153	21,662	42.3
1986–87	9,051	23,729	38.1
1987–88	9,467	25,677	36.9
1988–89	9,687	27,835	34.8
1989–90¹	9,577	29,564	32.4
¹ Polytechnics were transferred from the local authority sector in April 1989.