HC Deb 05 February 1992 vol 203 c165W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the highest amount paid by any council to the general fund in 1989–90 and 1990–91.

Mr. Portillo

The highest amount transferred by an English local housing authority from its housing revenue account to its general rate fund in 1989–90 was £30,023,050 by Rochester upon Medway city council. The highest amount transferred by an English local housing authority from its housing revenue account to its general fund in 1990–91 was £7,299,863 by the London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

The figures are taken from housing subsidy claim forms and are not audited.