HC Deb 09 March 1993 vol 220 cc534-6W
Mr. Spellar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much rate or revenue support grant per head of population has been given in total to each of the London boroughs since 1980.

Mr. Robin Squire

The amount of rate or revenue support grant in total for each London borough for the period 1980–81 to 1993–94 inclusive divided by the average resident population over that period is as follows:

Average rate or revenue support grant per head for London boroughs since 1980–81
Local authority Grant per head (£)
Camden 3,209
Greenwich 3,936
Hackney 7,083
Hammersmith and Fulham 5,431
Islington 5,424
Kensington and Chelsea 4,258
Lambeth 5,888
Lewisham 4,783
Southwark 5,162
Tower Hamlets 7,160
Wandsworth 4,627
Westminster 4,404
Barking and Dagenham 3,454
Barnet 2,627
Bexley 3,394
Brent 5,080
Bromley 2,638
Croydon 3,096
Ealing 4,144
Enfield 3,392
Haringey 5,847
Harrow 3,190
Havering 2,934
Hillingdon 2,017
Hounslow 2,777
Kingston-upon-Thames 2,651
Merton 3,226
Newham 6,735
Redbridge 3,455
Richmond-upon-Thames 2,008
Sutton 2,838
Waltham Forest 5,242

Mr. Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the standard spending assessments for each of the local authorities in Greater Manchester for 1993–94;

(2) what is the level of revenue support grant per inhabitant for each of the local authorities in Greater Manchester for 1993–94.

Mr. Robin Squire

The information requested for 1993–94 is as follows:

Local authority Standard spending assessment Revenue Support Grant
£ million £ per head £ per head
Bolton 185.6 706 367
Bury 104.7 584 237
Manchester 408.4 951 622
Oldham 165.2 752 417
Rochdale 151.5 738 403
Salford 169.0 745 407
Stockport 172.5 594 234
Tameside 144.8 658 322
Trafford 142.1 654 293
Wigan 189.5 610 275

Mr. Luff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each year from 1974 to date the standard spending assessment, or predecessor assessment, for Worcester city council and Wychavon district council, and the average standard spending assessment of the English district councils.

Mr. Robin Squire

The available information is as follows:

LA expenditure1
Worcester City Council £000 Wychavon District Council £000 All English Shire Districts Average £000
1981–82 3,133 3,714 4,191
1982–83 3,843 4,083 4,726
1983–84 3,948 4,270 4,790
1984–85 4,041 4,535 4,897
1985–86 4,163 4,654 5,007
1986–87 4,562 4,338 4,924
1987–88 5,004 4,102 5,717
1988–89 5,048 4,264 6,191
1989–90 6.946 5,745 6,579
1990–91 7,717 6,013 7,736
1991–92 8.664 6,545 9,516
1992–93 9,155 7,310 10,172
1 Defined as Total Expenditure for years 1982–83 to 1989–90 and Net Revenue Expenditure for years 1990–91 to 1992–93.

LA expenditure per head1
Worcester City Council £ Wychavon District Council £ All English Shire Districts £
1981–82 41.3 38.9 43.2
1982–83 50.6 42.8 48.7
1983–84 51.9 44.5 49.2
1984–85 53.0 46.7 50.0
1985–86 54.6 47.4 50.9
1986–87 58.6 44.4 49.7
1987–88 62.7 41.4 57.4
1988–89 62.2 42.2 61.8
1989–90 84.6 56.7 65.4
1990–91 95.0 59.5 77.2
1991–92 105.5 64.6 94.5
1992–93 110.8 71.8 100.7
1 Defined as Total Expenditure per head for years 1981–82 to 1989–90 and Net Revenue Expenditure per head for 1990–91 to 1992–93.

Mr. David Young

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total of Government grants given to each district council in the north-west for the last years for which figures are available.

Mr. Robin Squire

The available information has been placed in the Library of the House.