HC Deb 13 March 1992 vol 205 cc724-9W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, otherwise comparable to table 5.11 of Cm 1920, providing similar analyses for(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested for the years 1986–87 to 1990–91 is set out in the table. Corresponding data for later years are not available.

Local authority expenditure in the United Kingdom by territory1
1986–87 outturn £ million 1987–88 outturn £ million 1988–89 outturn £ million 1989–90 outturn £ million 1990–91 outturn £ million
England
Total expenditure 34,726 37,066 38,856 44,415 47,333
Less central Government support 27,207 29,136 29,549 30,783 34,357
Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 7,519 7,930 9,307 13,632 12,976
Scotland
Total expenditure 5,026 5,394 5,724 6,228 6,696
Less central Government support 4,259 4,565 4,885 5,268 5,527
Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 767 828 838 959 1,168
Wales
Total expenditure 2,224 2,398 2,517 2,839 3,182
Less central Government support 1,890 2,040 2,141 2,262 2,589
Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 334 358 376 577 592
Northern Ireland
Total expenditure 130 134 152 155 163
Less central Government support 37 50 46 50 47
Equals local authority self-financed expenditure 93 84 106 106 117
1 The split of debt interest figures between territories is partially estimated.

Mr. Dewar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, otherwise comparable to table 5.5 of Cm 1920, showing separately for local authorities in

Central Government support for Local Authorities in the United Kingdom By Territory and Department
£ million
1986–87 outturn 1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 estimated outturn 1992–93 plans 1993–94 plans 1994–95 plans
England
Current
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 24 26 25 -59 -118 -133 -164 -186 -207
Department of Trade and Industry 1 12 15 11 12
Department of Employment 220 238 245 330 356 404 376 390 385
Department of Transport 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DOE—Housing 21 22 26 26 2,351 2,602 2,980 2,948 3,076
DOE—Environment 93 75 66 64 61 66 87 79 82
DOE—Local government 17,047 18,234 18,817 19,521 20,342 28,022 30,714 32,274 33,761
Home Office 1,767 1,970 2,103 2,366 2,701 3,074 3,257 3,476 3,670
Department of Education and Science 636 782 831 982 1,529 2,127 2,353 2,511 2,637
Department of Health 7 21 29 57 84 80 78
Department of Social Security 4,159 4,386 4,153 4,387 3,267 3,034 3,614 3,900 4,200
Total current 23,968 25,734 26,275 27,639 30,520 39,267 43,319 45,500 47,700
Capital Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 36 30 28 29 31 43 43 42 43
Department of Trade and Industry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Department of Employment 3 3 2 2 4 5 8 4 3
Department of Transport 487 594 670 626 747 912 1,025 1,025 1,048
DOE—Housing 1,613 1,584 1,508 1,417 1,851 1,962 1,924 1,914 1,964

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the source departments for central Government support, distinguishing current from capital.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested is set out in the table:

1986–87 outturn 1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 estimated outturn 1992–93 plans 1993–94 plans 1994–95 plans
DOE—Environment 533 607 439 474 408 496 573 571 589
DOE—Local government 41
Home Office 102 113 113 121 222 297 322 345 357
Department of Education and Science 400 402 438 406 488 545 598 611 625
Department of Health 65 69 74 69 86 109 131 128 131
Total capital 3,239 3,402 3,274 3,145 3,837 4,369 4,665 4,640 4,760
Total England 27,207 29,136 29,549 30,783 34,357 43,636 47,984 50,150 52,450
Scotland
Current
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Department of Employment 6 6 7 14 16 3 3 3 3
Department of Social Security 507 589 560 629 697 680 825 850 900
Scotland 3,034 3,165 3,533 3,820 4,000 4,912 5,214 5,495 5,728
Total current 3,551 3,763 4,103 4,466 4,716 5,599 6,046 6,350 6,650
Capital
Department of Employment 1 1
Department of Transport 2 2 1 1 1
Scotland 706 800 781 801 811 873 901 924 982
Total capital 708 802 783 803 812 875 901 924 982
Total Scotland 4,259 4,565 4,885 5,268 5,527 6,474 6,947 7,300 7,650
Wales
Current
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Department of Employment 12 10 10 14 16 17 18 17 18
Home Office 85 96 103 109 132 150 157 167 177
Department of Education and Science 38 41 44 48 78 118 133 145 153
Department of Social Security 238 246 244 251 153 127 151 150 200
Wales 1,207 1,315 1,416 1,498 1,794 2,291 2,458 2,559 2,670
Total current 1,581 1,709 1,817 1,923 2,174 2,705 2,919 3,050 3,200
Capital
Department of Employment 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Home Office 9 11 7 5 8 12 17 18 19
Wales 300 320 316 334 407 454 531 506 512
Total capital 309 331 324 339 416 467 549 525 531
Total Wales 1,890 2,040 2,141 2,262 2,589 3,172 3,468 3,600 3,750
Northern Ireland
Current
Northern Ireland 31 41 41 42 44 48 50 52 55

1986–87 outturn 1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 estimated outturn 1992–93 plans 1993–94 plans 1994–95 plans
Capital Northern Ireland 6 9 5 7 3 10 9 9 9
United Kingdom 33,393 35,792 36,621 38,363 42,521 53,340 58,458 61,050 63,900

Mr. Dewar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, consistent with table 5.7 of Cm 1920 and showing separately for England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, the sources of finance for that expenditure, structuring the analysis to be as closely related as possible to table 5.13 where full comparability is not possible because certain adjustments are not calculated at the level of the territories.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.