§ Mr. GroundTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was (i) the net rate and (ii) the grant-borne expenditure of the London borough of Hounslow in each year since 1978–79(a) as estimated and (b) in the outturn.
§ Mr. ChopeThe available information, as returned by the London borough of Hounslow is as follows:
Local rate income and expenditure £ million Budget Outturn Local rate income1 Expenditure2 Local rate income1 Expenditure2 1980–81 36.6 75.1 41.2 78.7 1981–82 56.4 84.7 58.0 84.6 1982–83 51.4 89.1 51.6 85.2 1983–84 56.4 91.2 57.3 91.2 1984–85 67.7 92.7 67.7 93.7 1985–86 77.5 98.0 79.0 90.8 1986–87 98.3 119.3 n.a. n.a. 1987–88 100.2 111.9 103.3 126.4 1988–89 108.8 127.9 112.6 141.1 1989–90 117.2 160.9 n.a. n.a. n.a.—Not available. 1 Rate income gross of rebates but net of domestic rate relief grant. 2 Expenditure funded by rates, grants and balances.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the revenue support grant for 1990–91, expressed as a sum per head of population, for(a) Nottinghamshire, including its constituent districts, (b) the City of Westminster and (c) Wandsworth.
§ Mr. ChopeThe average revenue support grant for 1990–91, expressed as an amount per adult for Nottinghamshire districts is £201.78. The figure for the City of Westminster is £865.84 and for Wandsworth £572.27.