To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give, at 1979 prices, the amount of rate support grant given to Sunderland for each year since 1979 inclusive.
[holding answer 22 January 1990]: The information is as follows:
| Rate Support Grant—Sunderland | ||
| Cash | Real (1979–80 prices) | |
| £ million | £ million | |
| 1979–801 | 65·6 | 65·6 |
| 1980–81 | 77·1 | 65·2 |
| 1981–822 | 63·8 | 49·1 |
| 1982–83 | 64·7 | 46·5 |
| 1983–84 | 65·3 | 44·8 |
| 1984–85 | 65·6 | 42·9 |
| 1985–86 | 67·1 | 41·6 |
| 1986–873 | 71·4 | 42·8 |
| 1987–88 | 78·1 | 44·5 |
| 1988–89 | 87·4 | 46·4 |
| 1989–90 | 86·7 | 43·0 |
Note:
The information given is not available on a comparable basis for all years ie.
1 In 1979–80 and 1980–81 no RSG payments were made to Metropolitan County Councils and Sunderland's RSG was correspondingly higher in those years.
2 In 1981–82—1985–86 inclusive RSG payments were made to Metropolitan Counties (and other upper tier authorities) and Sunderland's RSG was correspondingly lower.
3 In April 1986 the Metropolitan County Councils (and the GLC) were abolished and arrangements for paying grant changed accordingly.