HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 c150W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will show for England only and for each year from 1992–93 to 1994–95, the local authority transactions contained within table 6.1 in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95.

Mr. Portillo

The local authority transactions underly-ing table 6.1 are set out in table 6.9. Separate figures for England only on the basis of table 6.9 are not available.

Mr. Straw

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will show for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland separately the amounts of local authority self-financed expenditure recorded in table 5.5 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" and identify the amounts within that figure of expenditure financed from council tax.

Mr. Portillo

Total local authority spending for 1988–89 to 1993–94 and total central Government support for 1988–89 to 1996–97 will be published by country in the statistical supplement to the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95. Projections for total local authority spending in 1994–95 to 1996–97 are not available on a disaggregated basis.