Grant-Related Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total rateable value grant-related expenditure assessment from 1981–82, population, total expenditure and rateable value per head, in total, for local authorities in each economic planning

1981–82 Rate Support Grant Fourth Supplementary Report Data by Economic Planning Region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable Value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n/a	n/a	1,094	2·4	451
Outer London	n/a	n/a	806	4·4	181
Greater London	3,217	3,923	1,901	6·9	276
South East	3,346	3,369	1,505	10·0	151
East Anglia	616	609	242	1·9	130
South West	1,446	1,462	520	4·3	121
West Midlands	1,872	1,929	710	5·2	138
East Midlands	1,328	1,335	459	3·8	122
Yorkshire and Humberside	1,762	1,946	509	4·9	104
North West	2,465	2,692	775	6·5	120
Northern	1,142	1,299	333	3·1	108
England	17,194	18,566	6,954	46·4	150

1982–83 Rate Support Grant Third Supplementary Report Data by Economic Planning Region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n/a	n/a	1,108	2·4	458
Outer London	n/a	n/a	813	4·4	183
Greater London	3,486	4,111	1,921	6·8	280
South East	3,569	3,541	1,536	10·0	153
East Anglia	661	659	248	6·9	132
South West	1,545	1,549	530	4·3	122
West Midlands	2,005	2,015	721	5·2	140
East Midlands	1,417	1,478	466	3·8	123
Yorkshire and Humberside	1,867	2,146	517	4·9	106
North West	2,598	2,836	786	6·5	122
Northern	1,208	1,402	337	3·1	109
England	18,358	19,737	7,061	46·5	152

1983–84 Rate Support Grant Fourth Supplementary Report Data by Economic Planning Region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n/a	n/a	1,128	2·4	475
Outer London	n/a	n/a	818	4·5	183
Greater London	3,611	4,677	1,946	6·8	284
South East	3,740	3,691	1,561	10·2	153
East Anglia	693	675	252	1·9	133
South West	1,595	1,595	540	4·4	124
West Midlands	2,119	2,126	728	5·2	141
East Midlands	1,489	1,523	474	3·8	123
Yorkshire and Humberside	1,947	2,165	523	4·9	107
North West	2,696	2,921	792	6·5	123
Northern	1,266	1,438	341	3·1	110
England	19,156	20,810	7,156	46·8	153

1984–85 rate support grant fourth supplementary report data by economic planning region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n/a	n/a	1,124	2·3	486
Outer London	n/a	n/a	818	4·5	184

region, showing separately Greater London, inner London and outer London in each year from 1979–80 to 1988–89, estimate.

The following tables list the data requested for each year from 1981–82 to 1988–89: comparable data are not available for the period before the introduction of the present rate support grant system in 1981–82.

	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Greater London	3,739	4,974	1,942	6·8	287
South East	3,919	3,768	1,581	10·2	154
East Anglia	730	693	256	1·9	134
South West	1,676	1,613	545	4·4	124
West Midlands	2,214	2,146	727	5·2	140
East Midlands	1,569	1,528	479	3·9	124
Yorkshire and Humberside	2,047	2,181	525	4·9	107
North West	2,807	2,954	792	6·4	123
Northern	1,304	1,429	343	3·1	110
England	20,003	21,285	7,191	46·8	154

1985–86 rate support grant third supplementary report data by economic planning region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n/a	n/a	1,130	2·3	489
Outer London	n/a	n/a	818	4·4	184
Greater London	3,927	4,735	1,948	6·8	288
South East	4,128	3,935	1,596	10·3	155
East Anglia	773	721	260	1·9	135
South West	1,791	1,683	551	4·4	125
West Midlands	2,343	2,242	729	5·2	141
East Midlands	1,659	1,577	484	3·9	126
Yorkshire and Humberside	2,192	2,269	527	4·9	107
North West	3,033	3,084	791	6·4	123
Northern	1,409	1,473	346	3·1	111
England	21,255	21,719	7,233	46·9	154

1986–87 rate support grant third supplementary report data by economic planning region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n.a.	n.a.	1,139	2·3	492
Outer London	n.a.	n.a.	825	4·4	186
Greater London	4,313	5,114	1,964	6·8	291
South East	4,392	4,205	1,621	10·4	157
East Anglia	829	776	266	1·9	137
South West	1,925	1,878	560	4·5	125
West Midlands	2,541	2,378	735	5·2	142
East Midlands	1,774	1,754	489	3·9	126
Yorkshire and Humberside	2,339	2,557	531	4·9	108
North West	3,286	3,430	797	6·4	125
Northern	1,524	1,663	347	3·1	112
England	22,924	23,757	7,310	47·0	156

1987–88 rate support grant supplementary report data by economic planning region
	Grant-related expenditure	Total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n.a.	n.a.	1,155	2·3	497
Outer London	n.a.	n.a.	832	4·4	187
Greater London	4,569	5,433	1,986	6·8	294
South East	4,612	4,654	1,649	10·4	158
East Anglia	880	869	271	2·0	138
South West	2,030	2,058	569	4·5	126
West Midlands	2,685	2,704	739	5·2	143
East Midlands	1,871	1,952	495	3·9	127
Yorkshire and Humberside	2,483	2,693	534	4·9	109
North West	3,477	3,708	803	6·4	126
Northern	1,596	1,778	349	3·1	113

Grant-related expenditure

Total expenditure

Gross rateable value

Population for block grant purposes

RV per head

(£ million)

(million)

(£)

England

24,202

25,847

7,395

47·1

157

1988–89 Rate support grant settlement report data by economic planning region
	Grant-related expenditure	Budgeted total expenditure	Gross rateable value	Population for block grant purposes	Rateable value per head
	£ million	£ million	£ million	million	£
Inner London	n/a	n/a	1,170	2·3	503
Outer London	n/a	n/a	839	4·4	189
Greater London	4,882	5,578	2,009	6·8	296
South East	4,980	5,088	1,678	10·5	160
East Anglia	953	943	276	2·0	139
South West	2,193	2,227	579	4·5	127
West Midlands	2,883	2,949	747	5·2	144
East Midlands	2,019	2,123	504	3·9	128
Yorkshire and Humberside	2,675	2,903	542	4·9	111
North West	3,710	3,944	809	6·4	127
Northern	1,711	1,878	352	3·1	114
England	26,006	27,633	7,497	47·3	159

Note: London-wide authorities, such as the Metropolitan police, mean that it is not possible to produce total GRE and total expenditure figures for inner and outer London separately.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of local authorities which spent, respectively, above or below (a) their

Number of local authorities spending	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89
above GRE	241	211	173	181	178	171	308	320
below GRE	173	203	241	233	233	255	118	105
above target	367	244	164	178	174	n/a	n/a	n/a
below target	46	166	213	175	166	n/a	n/a	n/a

Notes

1.All expenditure figures are those used in the latest supplementary report for the relevant year, or for recent years the figures used for grant payment purposes.

2.In calculation whether an authority spent above or below the expenditure guidance (or target) issued to it, no account has been taken of any amounts or descriptions of total expenditure disregarded for the purpose of calculating liability to grant abatement ("holdback").

3.For 1986–87 and later years no expenditure targets were set.

Volume 134: debated on Monday 23 May 1988