HC Deb 26 January 2004 vol 417 cc162-5W
Mr. Dorrell

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the total value of central government grant paid to each local authority in Leicestershire in each financial year between 1996–97 and 2003–04 [149464]

Mr. Raynsford

The information requested is tabled as follows.

£ million
1996–971 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Leicestershire County Council
Specific grants inside AEF 22.812 15.668 15.945 25.960 41.017 54.495 71.908 48.995
Revenue Support Grant 244.985 127.070 130.033 131.938 126.384 141.285 119.944 154.610
National non domestic rates 188.387 115.272 121.614 132.527 149.629 147.894 162.341 163.571
Total grant 456.184 258.010 267.592 290.425 317.030 343.674 354.193 367.176
Blaby
Specific grants inside AEF 0.100 0.094 0.091 0.087 0.093 0.086 0.105 0.220
Revenue Support Grant 0.271 0.375 0.434 0.212 0.000 0.194 0.000 0.945
National non domestic rates 3.018 2.704 2.747 2.959 3.292 3.280 3.707 3.153
Total grant 3.389 3.173 3 272 3.258 3.385 3.560 3.812 4.318
Charnwood
Specific grants inside AEF 0.217 0.230 0.214 0.231 0.354 0.319 0.361 0.637
Revenue Support Grant 2.792 3.102 3.428 3.208 2.851 3.453 2.963 4.765
National non domestic rates 5.417 4.900 4.995 5.360 5.917 5.921 6.656 5.358
Total grant 8.426 8.232 8.637 8.799 9.122 9.693 9.980 10.760
Harborough
Specific grants inside AEF 0.081 0.082 0.081 0.080 0.088 0.080 0.104 0.216
Revenue Support Grant 0.636 0.852 0.624 0.549 0.334 0.443 0.131 1.063
National non domestic rates 2.506 2.290 2.366 2.561 2.863 2.851 3.258 2.680
Total grant 3.223 3.224 3.071 3.190 3.285 3.374 3.493 3.960
Hinckley and Bosworth
Specific grants inside AEF 0.127 0.131 0.134 0.137 0.157 0.145 0.180 0.287
Revenue Support Grant 0.819 0.978 1.036 0.857 0.610 0.894 0.568 1.683
National non domestic rates 3.455 3.095 3.138 3.376 3.720 3.703 4.137 3.496
Total grant 4.401 4.204 4.308 4.370 4.487 4.742 4.885 5.466
Melton
Specific grants inside AEF 0.065 0.067 0.071 0.066 0.072 0.065 0.060 0.138
Revenue Support Grant 0.872 0.927 0.970 0.938 0.810 0.992 0.824 1.469
National non domestic rates 1.648 1.475 1.493 1.607 1.763 1.783 2.015 1.670
Total grant 2.585 2.469 2.534 2.611 2.645 2.840 2.899 3.277
North West Leicestershire
Specific grants inside AEF 0.144 0.144 0.147 0.151 0.152 0.174 0.179 0.386
Revenue Support Grant 1.922 2.150 1.685 1.548 1.386 1.671 1.371 2.416
National non domestic rates 2.940 2.659 2.704 2.914 3.238 3.225 3.647 2.990
Total grant 5.006 4.953 4.536 4.613 4.776 5.070 5.197 5.791
Oadby and Wigston
Specific grants inside AEF 0.062 0.067 0.067 0.081 0.102 0.094 0.108 0.154
Revenue Support Grant 0.508 0.643 0.671 0.571 0.417 0.595 0.417 1.023
National non domestic rates 1.878 1.689 1.716 1.841 2.009 2.018 2.273 1.947
Total grant 2.448 2.399 2.454 2.493 2.528 2.707 2.798 3.123
Leicester City
Specific grants inside AEF 1.117 9.188 9.413 12.963 22.630 32.027 55.142 47.292
Revenue Support Grant 24.016 148.702 153.958 152.799 151.781 160.180 158.277 187.441
National non domestic rates 10.377 66.883 69.487 74.954 84.757 81.834 89.118 84.754
Total grant 35.510 224.773 232.858 240.716 259.168 274.041 302.537 319.487
Rutland
Specific grants inside AEF 0.041 0.620 0.911 1.188 1.701 3.421 4.681 3.698
Revenue Support Grant 0.549 6.748 6.199 5.835 5.236 6.075 5.646 8.899
National non domestic rates 1.190 7.833 8.330 9.080 10.279 10.393 11.622 10.480
Total grant 1.780 15.201 15.440 16.103 17.216 19.889 21.949 23.076
Leicestershire Police Authority
Specific grants inside AEF 0.340 1.024 1.602 0.000 0.000 0.000 6.721 7.031
Revenue Support Grant 15.848 16.343 16.530 17.096 15.935 17.615 15.452 25.535
Police Grant 47.056 48.312 49.102 51.332 53.166 55.515 55.660 60.032
National non domestic rates 18.929 18.198 18.032 19.412 21.499 21.470 23.380 13.198
Total grant 82.173 83.877 85.266 87.840 90.600 94.600 101.213 105.797
1 Figures for 199–7 are not comparable with those for later years for Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City and Rutland due to local government organisation. This resulted in Leicester City and Rutland becoming unitary authorities on 1 April 1997.

Notes:

1. AEF = Aggregate External Finance

2. More generally, figures have not been adjusted to take account of changes between years in function or responsibility.

Source:

RA and RS returns to ODPM

Mr. Flook

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what representations he has received from Taunton Deane borough council on the level of increase received in(a) revenue support grant and national non-domestic rates and (b) rent allowances for handling rents and council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement; [150065]

(2) by what percentage central Government funding to Taunton Deane borough council has changed in 2004–05; [150066]

(3) what the (a) revenue support grant and (b) national non-domestic rate settlement for Taunton Deane was for (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05 [150084]

Mr. Raynsford

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has received two representations from Taunton Deane borough council on the provisional local government finance settlement 2004–05, which include comments on the transfer of funding for rent allowances and council tax benefit (CTB) to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

In order to make a fair comparison, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has assessed what Formula Grant the authority would have received in 2003–04 had the transfer of benefits taken place in the previous year. On this basis the Revenue Support Grant (RSG) plus National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) will increase by 3.3 per cent

In 2003–04 Taunton Deane received £3.458 million in RSG and £3.579 million in NNDR. Under the Government's proposals for 2004–05, Taunton Deane receives £3,680 million in RSG and £2,824 million in NNDR.

Mr. Djanogly

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what his policy is on enabling councils to raise a greater proportion of their income themselves; [150133]

(2) what plans he has to reform the way in which local councils are funded; [150376]

(3) what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Prime Minister regarding re-structuring the way in which local councils are funded. [150377]

Mr. Raynsford

The ways in which local councils are funded are being considered by the Balance of Funding Review which is due to report in the summer. Papers for the Review's Steering Group are available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website at http://www.local.odpm.gov.uk/finance/balance.htm.