Local Government Finance (Hansard, 18 May 1994)

§ 22. Mr. Olner
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he last met representatives of the local authority associations to discuss capping regulations.

§ Mr. Curry
The local government associations have made representations on capping on a number of occasions during the course of the annual cycle of consultations on the local government finance settlement.

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of local authority revenue accounts is received from central Government grants; and what were the comparable figures for 1980–81 and 1986–87.

§ Mr. Curry
Comparable figures are not available at an England-only level for years prior to 1981–82.
The available information is as follows:
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England ¹Revenue Expenditure £ million ²Government Grants £ million Government Grants as percentage of Revenue Expenditure

1981–82 20,106 11,234 56

1986–87 26,630 13,402 50

³1993–94 42,654 23,582 55

¹In 1981–82 and 1986–87 local authority expenditure is taken to be "relevant expenditure" plus expenditure on certain non-relevant items such as net expenditure on mandatory student awards. It represents spending to be financed by rate support grant, relevant specific grant, rates and balances. This measure of expenditure is net of sales, fees and charges, interest receipts etc. For 1993–94 local authority expenditure is "revenue expenditure to compare to TSS" which is expenditure to be met from revenue support grant, specific and special grants inside Aggregate External Finance, Non-Domestic Rates, council tax and appropriations from reserves.

²In 1981–82 and 1986–87 Government Grants comprise Aggregate Exchequer Grant and Rate Rebate Grants. In 1993–94 Government Grants included Revenue Support Grant, Specific and Special Grants in Aggregate External Finance, Council Tax Benefit Grant and Council Tax Transitional Relief Scheme Grant.

³Budget data.

England	¹Revenue Expenditure £ million	²Government Grants £ million	Government Grants as percentage of Revenue Expenditure
1981–82	20,106	11,234	56
1986–87	26,630	13,402	50
³1993–94	42,654	23,582	55
¹In 1981–82 and 1986–87 local authority expenditure is taken to be "relevant expenditure" plus expenditure on certain non-relevant items such as net expenditure on mandatory student awards. It represents spending to be financed by rate support grant, relevant specific grant, rates and balances. This measure of expenditure is net of sales, fees and charges, interest receipts etc. For 1993–94 local authority expenditure is "revenue expenditure to compare to TSS" which is expenditure to be met from revenue support grant, specific and special grants inside Aggregate External Finance, Non-Domestic Rates, council tax and appropriations from reserves.
²In 1981–82 and 1986–87 Government Grants comprise Aggregate Exchequer Grant and Rate Rebate Grants. In 1993–94 Government Grants included Revenue Support Grant, Specific and Special Grants in Aggregate External Finance, Council Tax Benefit Grant and Council Tax Transitional Relief Scheme Grant.
³Budget data.