HC Deb 24 January 1996 vol 270 cc299-300W
Mr. Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in(a) cash and (b) real terms the amount made available by the Welsh Office for capital expenditure on local authority needs in each year from 1990–91 to 1996–97. [10038]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

[holding answer 18 January 1996]: The total of credit approvals and grant to local authorities, announced prior to the start of each financial year, is given in the following table.

Local authority capital provision
£million
Cash prices Constant 1994–95 prices
1990–91 414.3 480.3
1991–92 464.1 506.4
1992–93 536.3 562.3
1993–94 483.5 492.6
1994–95 503.0 503.0
1995–96 525.6 511.5
1996–97 508.5 481.7

Mr. Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in(a) cash and (b) real terms the provision made for local authority capital programmes as (i) grant and (ii) a right to borrow, in each year from 1990–91 to 1996–97. [10039]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

[holding answer 18 January 1996]: Information for 1990–91 to 1995–96 is given in the following table. Figures for 1996–97 are not yet available.

Available resources for local authority capital programmes1
£ million
Constant
Cash prices 1994–95 prices
Grant2 Right to borrow3 Grant2 Right to borrow3
1990–91 155.3 283.3 180.1 328.4
1991–92 213.6 313.7 233.1 342.3
1992–93 274.2 327.3 287.5 343.2
1993–94 266.5 299.5 271.5 305.2
1994–95 282.6 354.7 282.6 354.7
1995–96 309.0 348.0 300.8 338.7
1 As reported by local authorities. Includes Home Office provision.
2 Excludes European Community capital grant used to repay debt. Includes capital grants from non-departmental public bodies and contributions from private developers.
3 Includes basic and supplementary credit approvals issued to local authorities.

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