HC Deb 15 May 1991 vol 191 cc172-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for Barrow in Furness, Great Grimsby, Westminster, Wandsworth and Elmbridge, the amount of central Government contribution to income under the relevant headings in terms of cash per household together with the reasons for any difference.

Mr. Key

The available information for 1991–92 is as follows:

£ per domestic hereditament Revenue support grant Special grants Community charge grant
Barrow in Furness 293 211 251
Great Grimsby 453 38 256
Wandsworth 1,263 234 229
Westminster 1,347 52 219
Elmbridge 198 0 268

Information is not yet available about the amounts of community charge benefit subsidy, community charge reduction scheme grant, and other specific grants expected to be paid to these authorities.

The reason for the differences in the total amounts of revenue support grant and special grants are set out in the Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (England), the Revenue Support Grant Distribution (Amendment) Report (England) and the Special Grant Report (No. 2). Differences in the amount of community charge grant per domestic hereditament are the result of differences in the numbers of charge payers per domestic hereditament in each area.