HC Deb 10 November 1992 vol 213 cc742-3W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the difference between the spending of Birmingham city council on debt financing and his standard spending assessment for the same component of the council's spending for each of the past three years.

Mr. Robin Squire

[holding answer 9 November 1992]: The table shows the spending of Birmingham City Council on debt financing, the standard spending assessment for the same component of the council's spending and the difference between them for 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93.

1990–91 £ million 1991–92 £ million 1992–93 £ million
Estimated expenditure on debt financing 92 106 108
Debt charges element of Birmingham's SSA 51 65 59
Difference 41 41 49