§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated numbers of empty office buildings in the Greater London area on 1 December; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryInformation on the number of empty office buildings in Greater London is not kept by this Department.
Local Authority Revenue Expenditure Revenue Expenditure £ million Government Grants Non-Domestic Rates Domestic Rates/Community Charges £ million £ million Per cent. £ million Per cent. £ million Per cent. 1981–82 20,106 11,234 56 5,013 25 4,034 20 1982–83 21,952 11,705 53 5,685 26 4,548 21 1983–84 23,263 12,584 54 6,042 26 4,382 19 1984–85 24,119 13,126 54 6,361 26 4,707 20 1985–86 24,284 13,069 54 6,740 28 5,094 21 1986–87 26,630 13,402 50 7,566 28 5,912 22 1987–88 28,980 14,274 49 8,088 28 6,539 23 1988–89 31,240 14,469 46 8,819 28 7,689 25 1989–90 33,282 14,707 44 9,595 29 8,487 26 1990–91 35,893 15,004 42 10,429 29 10,109 28 1991–92 40,137 20,820 52 12,408 31 6,381 16 1992–93 42,934 23,246 54 12,306 29 7,213 17 Notes:
1. For the years 1981–82 to 1989–90, local authority expenditure is taken to be "relevant expenditure" plus expenditure on certain non-relevant items such as net expenditure on mandatory student awards. It represents spending to be financed by rate support grant, relevant specific grant, rates and balances. This measure of expenditure is net of sales, fees and charges, interest receipts etc. For the years 1990–91 to 1993–94 local authority expenditure is "revenue expenditure to compare with TSS" which is expenditure to be met from revenue support grant, specific and special grants in aggregate external finance, non-domestic rates, community charges/council tax and appropriation from reserves. In 1991–92 this also included community charge grant.
2. For the years 1981–82 to 1989–90 Government grants comprise aggregate Exchequer grant and rate rebate grants. For 1990–91 to 1992–93 Government grants included are revenue support grant, specific and special grants in aggregate external finance, community charge grant (1991–92), community charge benefit grant and transitional relief-community charge reduction scheme grant.
3. For the years 1981–82 to 1989–90, this represents non-domestic rate yields net of rate relief. For the years 1990–91 to 1993–94 this represents the distributable amount from the non-domestic rates pool.
4. Net of domestic rate rebates for the years 1981–82 to 1989–90. Net of community charge benefit grant and transitional relief/community charge reduction scheme grant for the years 1990–91 to 1992–93.
5. The information is not available for years prior to 1981/82.
6. The column percentages do not add to 100 per cent. because of withdrawals from or additions to reserves.
For 1993–94, total standard spending—excluding care in the community—is £41.168 billion of which, it is estimated, £23–061 billion—or 56 per cent.—will be met by revenue support grant, specific and special grants in