§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the allocation of central Government funds to(a) Wycombe district council and (b) Buckinghamshire county council in each of the last four years. [14870]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe table lists the general grants (Revenue Support Grant, National Non-Domestic Rates and damping grants) and ring-fenced grants to these authorities in the last four years.
£ million 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Buckinghamshire 21.229 229.344 235.763 267.265 Wycombe 8.196 8.264 8.555 9.144 The information is taken from the returns which local authorities have provided to the Department. The figures in the table are on an unadjusted basis and do not reflect changes in financing or functions which may have occurred in that time.