§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what level of grant from all government sources Tamworth borough council has received in each year since 1996. [142625]
§ Mr. RaynsfordTabled are details of revenue grants received by Tamworth borough council as part of gross Aggregate External Finance (AEF) between 1996–97 to 2004–05.
£000 Revenue support grant National non-domestic rates Specific grants within AEF 1996–97 2,070 2,540 160 1997–98 2,298 2,292 162 1998–99 2,012 2,321 160 1999–2000 1,902 2,514 164 2000–01 1,765 2,813 160 2001–02 2,017 2,773 183 2002–03 1,824 3,100 211 2003–04 2,809 2,603 1653 2004–05 3,216 2,032 2— 1 The increase in specific grants within AEF between 2002–03 and 2003–04 is due to large increases in Council Tax Benefit Administration and Housing Benefit Administration, plus the introduction of grants for Neighbourhood Wardens and Building Safer Communities. 2 Data not available until spring 2004 when it will be reported by local authorities on their RA and RA(SG) returns. Notes: 1. The grants are on an unadjusted basis and may not be comparable between years, because transfers of function may have taken place. 2. Information on specific grants up until 2002–03 is taken from local authority outturn returns. From 2003–04, where outturn information is not yet available this is based on local authority budget returns.