§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what proportion of the standard spending assessments in each local authority in England and Wales was financed by total external support in(a) 1996–97,(b) 1997–98 and(c) 2002–03; and if he will make a statement; [82816]
(2) what the level of(a) total external support and(b) standard spending assessment was in each individual local authority in England and Wales in(i) 1996–97, (ii) 1997–98 and (iii) 2002–03. [82812]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe figures for the proportion of the standard spending assessments in each local authority in England that was financed by total external support in 1996–97, 1997–98 and 2002–03 have been placed in the House Library. Figures for Welsh authorities are the responsibility of the Welsh Assembly Government.
The figures for the level of total external support and standard spending assessment for each individual local authority in England in 1996–97, 1997–98 and 2002–03 have been placed in the House Library. Figures for Welsh authorities are the responsibility of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Total external support consists of revenue support grant, redistributed national non-domestic rates, central support protection grant, SSA reduction grant, principal formula police grant and GLA general grant.
§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact changes in the local government formula grant will have on public services in North Devon; and if he will make a statement. [83780]
§ Mr. RaynsfordWe will announce the new system for distributing Formula Grant, including detailed grant allocations for individual authorities, at the time of the provisional local government finance settlement which we expect to be around the start of December. Once the Government has allocated its grant, decisions about budgets and services are primarily for local councils to make. However, we have already guaranteed that no authority will face a cut in grant next year on a like for like basis, and we hope to do better than that when we announce the actual floors and ceilings scheme as part of the provisional settlement.
§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what was the level of central funding by his Department of(a) Cheshire county council,(b) Chester city council,(c) Vale Royal borough council and 255W (d) Crewe and Nantwich borough council in each of the last five years; and what the average funding of county, city and borough councils in England was in those years. [81263]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe available information on funding provided by my Office for the local authorities for which figures were requested is given in the tables.
Cheshire county council £ 000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Revenue funding Revenue support grant 245,586 156,322 160,037 152,227 166,347 Redistributed business rates 190,219 136,007 148,064 168,034 163,467 Beacon council grant — — — — 39 Invest to save budget1 — — — 235 235 Total revenue funding 435,805 292,329 308,101 320,496 330,088 Capital funding Basic credit approvals issued 6,515 6,160 6,831 6,554 4,237 Reorganisation costs SCA2 2,169 1,980 — — — Capital challenge— non-housing SCA2 1,285 1,525 550 — — Social housing grant — — — — 13 Total capital funding 9,969 9,665 7,381 6,554 4,250 1 25 per cent, is capital funding 2 SCA = supplementary credit approvals
Chester city council £ 000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Revenue funding Revenue support grant 3,430 3,390 3,381 3,223 3,458 Redistributed business rates 3,812 3,824 4,082 4,521 4,412 Central support protection grant — — 100 — — Housing revenue account subsidy1 4,989 4,341 3,807 2,220 72 Supporting people grant — — — — 20 Total revenue funding 12,231 11,555 11,370 9,964 7,962 Capital funding Basic credit approvals issued — — 2,163 2,628 624 Capital challenge— non-housing SCA2 1,218 491 — — — Capital receipts initiative— non-housing SCA2 — 159 — — — Capital receipts initiative— housing SCA2 310 1,090 964 — — Cash incentive scheme SCA2 140 65 — — — Social housing grant 53 20 235 — 321 Housing defects grants— loan charges: repurchase3 2 2 2 2 2 Single regeneration budget4 672 912 897 745 706 Total capital funding 2,395 2,739 4,261 3,375 1,653 1 HRA subsidy figures for 2001–02 are estimates, as payments have yet to be completed. Chester city council has been given permission to close its housing revenue account, but has not yet done so. 2 SCA = supplementary credit approvals. 3 Eligible for housing defects grant in 2000–01 and 2001–02, but not claimed. 4 Paid to Chester city council as the accountable body for the regeneration of West Chester project. This excludes any SRB funding paid to the council as project deliverer. 256W
Crewe and Nantwich £000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Revenue funding Revenue support grant 3,107 3,258 3,166 2,996 3,289 SSA reduction grant 284 — — — — Redistributed business rates 3,606 3,646 3,924 4,359 4,289 Central support protection grant — — 98 — — Housing revenue account subsidy1 3,781 3,379 3,044 2,520 5,677 Supporting people grant — — — — 20 Total revenue funding 10,778 10,283 10,232 9,875 13,275 The figures included in the tables exclude funding provided by the former Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the former Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions for areas of work that are now the responsibility of the Department for Transport and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Crewe and Nantwich £ 000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Capital funding Basic credit approvals issued 914 650 752 2,747 447 Capital receipts initiative— non-housing SCA2 — 50 — — — Capital receipts initiative— housing SCA2 256 900 747 — — Social housing grant 24 — 41 44 206 Housing defects grants for loan charges: reinstatements3 52 52 52 52 52 Housing defects grants for loan charges: repurchase3 2 2 2 2 2 Total capital funding 1,248 1,654 1,594 2,845 707 1 HRA subsidy figures for 2001–02 are estimates, as payments have yet to be completed. 2 SCA = supplementary credit approvals. 3 2001–02 housing defects grant figures are provisional.
Vale Royal £ 000 1997–95 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Revenue funding Revenue support grant 1,936 1,935 1,819 1,557 1,809 SSA reduction grant 30 — — — — Redistributed Business rates 3,640 3,696 4,014 4,485 4,442 Central support protection grant — — 132 — — Housing revenue account subsidy1 2.979 2,268 1,721 1,321 4,953 Neighbourhood warden team — — — — 23 Supporting people grant — — — — 20 Invest to save budget2 — — — 48 — Total revenue funding 8,585 7,899 7,686 7,411 11,247 Capital funding Basic credit approvals issued 697 193 603 2,570 707 Capital receipts initiative— housing SCA3 303 1,048 901 — — Cash incentive scheme SCA3 17 — — — — Total capital funding 1,017 1,241 1,504 2,570 707 1 HRA subsidy figures for 2001–02 are estimates, as payments have yet to be completed. 2 25 per cent, is capital funding. 3 SCA = supplementary credit approvals. The following table gives information on the combined total of revenue support grant and redistributed businesses rates paid to shire county councils and shire district councils in each of the last five years.
Revenue support grant and redistributed business rates £ million 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Shire counties 6,478 10,048 10,545 11,036 11,524 Shire districts 1,348 1,346 1,377 1,430 1,496 Average amount per authority Shire counties 190.5 295.5 310.1 324.6 338.9 Shire districts 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.3