§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish details of the latest assumptions used in the public expenditure planning process as to the likely314W level of (a) housing capital receipts and (b) other capital receipts generated by local authorities in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the planning years 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 4 March 1991]: The Government do not plan local authorities' self-financed expenditure or capital receipts. The outlook for spending from local authorities' own resources is however taken into consideration during the annual public expenditure survey, although estimates of receipts are used only in respect of the forthcoming year. During the 1990 survey, it was estimated in broad terms that local authorities in England might generate the following levels of receipts in 1991–92 in respect of services within the English local authority block:
£ billion Housing 1.8 Other 1.1 Levels of local authority capital receipts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not considered in the survey as these territories receive consequentials of the relevant parts of the English settlement.