§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much in grant monies, excluding rate support grant, was paid to(a) Essex county council and (b) Braintree district council, in each year since 1990. [104060]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe information requested is tabled as follows:
Essex county council £ million Central Government Redistributed business rates Police grant Capital grants Specific grants inside AEF Total 1990–91(a) — 46.8 13.6 15.9 76.2 1991–92(a) — 53.9 8.9 25.4 88.2 1992–93(a) — 59.0 9.7 26.9 95.6 1993–94 316.7 64.3 10.8 38.9 430.6 1994–95 292.1 68.9 13.6 45.0 419.6 1995–96(b) 283.5 — 7.2 38.7 329.4 1996–97 322.4 — 5.8 34.4 362.7
Braintree district council £ million Community Charge Central Government Redistributed business rates SSA reduction grant Preparation grant Preparation costs grant Capital grants Specific grants inside AEF Total 1990–91(a) 26.5 — — 0.1 0.4 0.2 27.1 1991–92(a) 30.7 — — — 0.4 01.2 31.3 1992–93(a) 30.8 — 0.2 — 0.6 0.2 31.9 1993–94 4.2 — — — 0.7 0.3 5.2 1994–95 3.9 — — — 0.7 0.4 4.9 1995–96 4.1 — — — 0.9 0.3 5.2 1996–97 4.4 0.1 — — 1.0 0.3 5.8 1997–98 4.0 — — — 0.6 0.3 4.9 1998–99(b) 4.0 — — — 0.8 0.3 5.1 1999–2000 4.4 — — — 0.7 0.3 5.4 2000–01 5.0 — — — 0.2 0.3 5.4 2001–02 5.0 — — — 0.2 0.3 5.4 2002–03 5.7 — — — 0.3 0.3 6.2 Note:
Figures are not necessarily comparable between years due to changes in function and responsibility. The main changes are listed:
(a) Between 1990–91 and 1992–93 all redistributed non-domestic rates for shire areas were paid direct to the collection funds of district councils:
(b) The area covered by Essex county council decreased on 1 April 1998 when Southend and Thurrock became unitary authorities.