§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Commissioner Marin's proposal to write off debt owed by ACP countries to the EC was last discussed at an EC Council meeting; what decision was taken; what position the United Kingdom took; and when it will next be discussed.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe proposal on ACP debt was discussed at a meeting of the EC's Economic and Finance Council
1985–86 £ million 1986–87 £ million 1987–88 £ million 1988–89 £ million 1989–90 £ million Local authority expenditure in the United Kingdom (on a national accounts basis) 42,320 45,080 48,700 50,480 56,210 percentage percentage percentage percentage percentage Local authority expenditure as a percentage of GDP 11.7 11.5 11.3 10.5 10.7 Domestic rates (net of all rebates) as a percentage of local authority expenditure1 13.6 14.8 15.1 16.9 16.6 Non-domestic rates (net of all rebates) as a percentage of local authority expenditure 19.1 20.1 20.1 21.0 20.3 Government grants as a percentage of local authority expenditure 50.1 51.1 50.2 48.8 48.3 1 Community charge income in Scotland in 1989–90. The information is not yet available to allow a comparison to be made for 1990–91.