§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many local authorities granted relief under the Local Government Act 1988 in each year since 1990–91. [125070]
§ Ms Beverley HughesEvery billing authority in each year specified granted at least one of the reliefs under the Local Government Act 1988.
§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the amount of hardship relief granted under the Local Government Act 1988 in England in each year since 1990–91. [125069]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe information requested on the amount of hardship relief granted under the Local Government Act 1988 in each year since 1990–91, is shown in the table.
£ Year Amount 1990–91 23,941 1991–92 139,908 1992–93 758,026 1993–94 1,438,306 1994–95 1,734,622 1995–96 2,041,549 1996–97 1,972,004 1997–98 2,238,775 1998–991 1,848,208 1 The figure for 1998–99 is still subject to audit approval Note:
Figures for 1999–2000 are not yet available