asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer on Manchester (Grants) to the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington (Mr. Silvester) on 23 December 1982, Official Report, c. 677, if he will provide the information given in that answer on a constant price basis.
I attach the available information for 1979–80 to 1981–82. Figures for 1982–83 cannot be converted from the cash figures given in the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Withington (Mr. Silvester) on 22 December—(Vol. 34, c. 677)—until outturn information for 1982–83 pay and prices changes is available.
| DOE grants to City of Manchester at 1981–82 prices*† | |||
| £ million | |||
| 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | |
| Rate support grant Needs and resources/block grant | 145·0 | 141·3 | ‡108·2 |
| Domestic rate relief grant | 7·2 | 5·9 | 5·3 |
| Housing subsidy | 30·3 | 29·5 | ║15·9 |
| Rent rebates | 6·9 | 7·3 | ║4·4 |
| Rent allowance subsidy | 2·1 | ¶1·7 | ║0·6 |
| Slum clearance subsidy | 6·1 | ¶4·4 | ║4·5 |
| Homes insulation scheme | 0·1 | 0·1 | ║0·2 |
| Improvement contributions | 1·2 | 1·5 | ║1·8 |
| Urban programme | 3·1 | 4·4 | 4·0 |
| Open space and derelict land | 0·7 | 0·4 | 0·4 |
1979–80
| 1980–81
| 1981–82
| |
| Rate rebates | 2·6 | 3·1 | 4·6 |
| Rate rebates for the disabled | 0·3 | 0·3 | 0·6 |
| Operation clean-up | — | 0·1 | — |
* Rate support grant needs and resources element and block grant have been converted to constant prices using revaluation factors for RSG relevant expenditure; other items, using the GDP deflator. | |||
| † Except for rate support grant needs and resources element and block grant, the figures shown are based on the amounts paid in the financial years shown. The needs and resources and block grant figures are based on amounts in respect of the given years. | |||
| ‡ Figure from second supplementary report. | |||
| ║ Estimated figures which will be subject to adjustment when final audited claims are received. | |||
| ¶ Based on estimated figure which will be subject to adjustment when final audited claims are received. | |||