HC Deb 20 November 1996 vol 285 cc571-2W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by local government in(a) 1979 and (b) 1990. [3104]

Mr. Waldegrave

In the financial year 1979–80, the total amount spent by local government, by national accounts definitions, was £26 billion. In the financial year 1990–91 the total amount spent by local government, by national accounts definitions, was £69 billion.

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much funding for local government was provided by central Government for the current year; and what are the equivalent figures for the last year for which figures are available. [3105]

Mr. Waldegrave

For the financial year 1996–97, planned total central Government grants to local authorities in the United Kingdom totalled £62,060 million. For the financial year 1995–96 total central Government grants to local authorities in the Untied Kingdom were estimated at £61,979 million.