§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement listing the amount of public money his Department has passed to Chelmsford borough council for all services since April 1979; and what are his forward plans for the next three years.
§ Mr. KeyThe amounts paid in support of Chelmsford borough council's general services for these years—excluding figures for main housing subsidy for 1979–80 and 1980–81 which could be provided only at disproportionate cost—were:
Rate support grant (£000) Main housing subsidy (£000) 1979–80 6,147 — 1980–81 7,034 — 1981–82 3,044 590 1982–83 4,302 0 1983–84 4,367 0 1984–85 4,207 0 1985–86 3,771 0 1986–87 6,005 0 1987–88 4,064 0 1988–89 3,310 0 1989–90 3,219 0 The amounts paid to Chelmsford borough council in respect of 1990–91 were:
1990–91 (£ thousands) Revenue support grant 11,894 Non-domestic rates 23,966 Housing revenue account subsidy 3,934 The amounts which the Government propose to pay to the borough council in respect of 1991–92 are:
£ thousands Community charge grant 1 15,925 Revenue support grant 16,629 National non-domestic rates 39,795 Housing revenue account subsidy 2,930 1 Estimated. These figures exclude information on minor specific grants paid in respect of particular functions or services.
It is not possible to give details of the amounts of external finance to be paid to the district council in 1992–93 and 1993–94 since this will depend on decisions which have yet to be taken on the amount and distribution of public expenditure in those years.