§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what was(a) the total amount and (b) the proportion of aggregate external finance that central Government provided to local government for which local authorities were required to bid in each year since 1997. [103729]
§ Mr. RaynsfordTabled as follows are all special grants inside Aggregate External Finance (AEF) that were listed at the time of the Local Government Finance Settlement and the amount for which local authorities were required to bid in each Financial Year. The total amount and proportion of AEF that this represents is at the foot of the table.