HC Deb 21 March 1994 vol 240 cc108-9W
Mr. Thomason

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total Government spending in the London boroughs of(a) Hackney, (b) Haringey, (c) Islington, (d) Lambeth and (e) Newham.

Mr. Baldry

The latest available information on central Government financial support for the London boroughs concerned is as follows:

Government Grants: 1993–94 estimates
£ thousands
Revenue grants1 Capital grants Housing subsidies2 Total
Hackney 291,191 3,679 116,565 411,435
Haringey 269,069 3,887 70,361 343,317
Islington 196,857 4,854 135,725 337,436
Lambeth 310,941 5,166 137,080 453,187
Newham 279,019 20,166 67,841 367,026
1 Revenue grants consist of Revenue Support Grant, Specific and Special Grants; redistributed non-domestic rates are excluded.
2 This consists of Housing Revenue account Subsidies and contributions towards running costs of Approved Homes Improvement Agencies.