HC Deb 30 January 1991 vol 184 c535W
34. Mr. Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are his estimates of the additional costs to local authorities of the new responsibilities placed upon them for 1991–92; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Portillo

Standard spending assessments for 1991–92 will rise by a total of £5.78 billion. That is an average increase of 19.4 per cent. It takes full account, among other things, of the additional costs in aggregate of new responsibilities placed on local authorities.