Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the block grants and rate support grant allocated to authorities in west Yorkshire for each year since 1983; and if he will list the services covered by the grants.
§ Mr. BaldryThe available information is set out in the table. The rate support grant was not a service-specific grant and nor is revenue support grant. Both were or are paid to support expenditure which local authorities incur in performing their functions and which but for these grants, and national non-domestic rates from 1 April 1990, would have to be met from local taxes.
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Rate support grant £000s 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 West Yorkshire 100,312 102,681 115,699 — — — — Bradford 114,808 114,773 120,735 131,371 143,296 156,111 171,750 Calderdale 44,575 44,901 45,413 51,968 57,003 59,959 60,907 Kirklees 89,421 91,640 93,145 106,650 118,107 126,061 124,237 Leeds 123,940 125,009 114,626 135,324 144,776 145,847 138,844 Wakefield 57,464 58,598 55,413 62,971 67,391 67,608 65,314 West Yorkshire Police Authority — — — 23,268 27,642 37,051 39,252 West Yorkshire Fire Authority — — — 8,507 9,284 8,030 10,165 West Yorkshire Transport Authority — — — 4,728 7,587 5,208 5,111
Block Grant £000s 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 West Yorkshire 100,312 102,681 115,699 — — — — Bradford 110,697 110,644 116,591 127,203 139,098 151,875 167,473 Calderdale 49,964 43,277 43,776 50,314 55,337 58,277 59,205 Kirklees 86,266 88,460 89,938 103,406 114,827 122,739 120,865 Leeds 116,342 117,367 106,947 127,602 137,007 138,013 130,946 Wakefield 54,518 55,631 52,424 59,951 64,340 64,517 62,178 West Yorkshire Police Authority — — — 23,268 27,642 37,051 39,252 West Yorkshire Fire Authority — — — 8,507 9,284 8,030 10,165 West Yorkshire Transport Authority — — — 4,728 7,587 5,208 5,111
Revenue Support Grant £000s 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Bradford 157,783 172,080 236,612 237,755 Calderdale 39,873 38,432 66,937 65,840 Kirklees 82,492 82,049 138,135 132,425 Leeds 137,665 141,144 242,216 232,336 Wakefield 45,037 44,071 87,128 86,905 West Yorkshire Police Authority — — — 50,369 West Yorkshire Fire Authority — — — 24,101 West Yorkshire Transport Authority — — — — Notes:
1. Following the introduction of the community charge system in 1990 the rate support grant was replaced by the revenue support grant.
2. Block grants form part of rate support grant. Block grants ceased to exist following the introduction of the community charge system.
3. West Yorkshire was one of the metropolitan county councils abolished in 1986. Its functions were then passed onto the metropolitan districts, the police, fire and civil defence, and transport authorities.
4. Under the community charge system, 1990–91 to 1992–93, RSG was paid into the collection funds administered by the metropolitan districts. For this reason there were no figures for RSG to the police, fire and transport authorities.
5. Under the council tax system, transport authorities do not receive RSG.