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Mr. Squire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total rate support grant paid to local authorities in (a) the south-east region, (b) Greater London, (c) outer London and (d) inner London, in total, in each year from 1979·80 to 1988·89, estimate.
Mr. Chope
The information is as follows:
| South east region | Greater London | Outer London1 | Inner London2 | |
| £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million | |
| 1979–80 | 2,473 | 1,285 | 772 | 513 |
| 1980–81 | 2,856 | 1,470 | 894 | 576 |
| 1981–82 | 2,798 | 1,363 | 777 | 358 |
| 1982–83 | 2,844 | 1,452 | 840 | 375 |
| 1983–84 | 2,749 | 1,343 | 825 | 382 |
| 1984–85 | 2,711 | 1,316 | 836 | 342 |
| 1985–86 | 2,740 | 1,506 | 830 | 396 |
| 1986–87 | 2,841 | 1,613 | 3850 | 3595 |
| 1987–88 | 2,859 | 1,700 | 912 | 622 |
| 1988–89 | 2,835 | 1,789 | 976 | 647 |
| 1 Outer London boroughs only. | ||||
| 2 Inner London boroughs (including City of London) only. | ||||
| 3 London boroughs' grant entitlements changed in 1986–87, following the abolition of the GLC. | ||||
Notes:
Rate support grant comprises needs, resources and domestic elements in 1979–80 and 1980–81 and block grant, domestic rate relief grant in the following years.
The figures given are the latest available grant entitlements. These are final for the years 1979–80 to 1984–85 inclusive.