HC Deb 02 March 1990 vol 168 cc382-4W
Mr. Neil Hamilton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will set out a table showing for each year since 1979 the expenditure of Cheshire county council, Macclesfield borough council and Vale Royal borough council in(a) cash terms, (b) constant price terms and (c) cash terms per head;

(2) if he will publish details for each year since 1979 of the direct revenue grants made to Cheshire county council, Macclesfield borough council and Vale Royal borough council in (a) cash terms, (b) constant price terms and (c) cash terms per head of population.

Mr. Chope

The available information is as follows:

Net current expenditure
Cash terms (£ million) Constant price terms—1989–90 prices1 (£ million) Cash terms per head2 (£)
Cheshire County Council
1981–82 283.141 439.038 305
1982–83 309.508 447.610 332
1983–84 324.020 447.698 347
1984–85 340£138 447.724 363
1985–86 358.189 447.450 380
1986–87 384.486 464.651 406
1987–88 422.813 485.220 444
1988–89 461.458 493.760 483
1989–9033 488.977 488.977 512
Macclesfield Borough Council
1981–82 5.301 8.220 35
1982–83 5.896 8.527 40
1983–84 6.465 8.933 44
1984–85 6.056 7.972 40
1985–86 6.288 7.855 42
1986–87 6.923 8.366 46
1987–88 6.774 7.774 45
1988–89 7.448 7.969 49
1989–903 8.320 8.320 55
Vale Royal Borough Council
1981–82 4.175 6.474 37
1982–83 4.276 6.184 38
1983–84 4.491 6.205 40
1984–85 4.539 5£975 40
1985–86 4.896 6.116 43
1986–87 4.770 5.765 42
1987–88 5.021 5.762 44
1988–89 5.206 5.570 46
1989–903 6.072 6.072 54
1 Using GDP deflator to covert cash values to constant prices.
2 Using Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid-year estimates of total population to calculate per capita values.
3 Budget estimates.

Direct revenue grants1
Cash terms £ million Constant price terms 1989–90 prices2 £ million Cash terms per head3 £
Cheshire County Council
1981–82 163.027 252.790 175
1982–83 156.280 226.012 168
1983–84 158.541 229.282 170
1984–85 162.094 213.364 173
1985–86 148.348 185.316 157
1986–87 133.437 161.259 141
1987–88 140.049 160.720 147
1988–89 150.041 160.544 157
1989–90 129.752 129.752 136
Macclesfield Borough Council
1981–82 3.010 4.667 20
1982–83 2.972 4.298 20
1983–84 3.568 5.160 24
1984–85 3.214 4.231 21
1985–86 2.655 3.317 18
1986–87 3.086 3.729 20
1987–88 3.109 3.568 20
1988–89 2.867 3.068 19
1989–90 2.978 2.978 20
Vale Royal Borough Council
1981–82 2.151 3.335 19
1982–83 2.118 3.063 18
1983–84 2.328 3£367 21
1984–85 2.424 3.191 22
1985–86 2.143 2.677 19
1986–87 2.099 2.537 18
1987–88 2.220 2.548 20

Cash terms £ million Constant price terms 1989–90 prices2 £ million Cash terms per head3 £
1988–89 2.094 2.241 18
1989–90 2.018 2.018 18
1 Comprising block grant and specific and supplementary grants.
2 Using GDP deflator to convert cash values to constant prices.
3 Using Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid-year estimates of total population to calculate per capita values.