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Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure of local authorities, in England and Wales, in each year since 1979, expressed in (a) current prices and (b) 1991 prices.
Mr. Key
[holding answer 24 January 1992]: The available information is as follows:
| Local Authority Revenue Expenditure England Total Expenditure | ||
| £ million | ||
| Cash | 1991–92 Prices | |
| 1981–82 | 18,171 | 32,558 |
| 1982–83 | 19,737 | 33,014 |
| 1983–84 | 20,809 | 33,266 |
| 1984–85 | 21,312 | 32,447 |
| 1985–86 | 21,661 | 31,252 |
| 1986– | 23,760 | 33,190 |
| 1987–88 | 25,760 | 34,190 |
| 1988–89 | 27,667 | 34,200 |
| 1989–90 | 29,404 | 34,133 |
| Net Revenue Expenditure | ||
| 1990–91 | 33,142 | 35,462 |
| 1991–92 | 36,256 | 36,256 |
Notes:
1. Total Expenditure 1981–82 to 1989–90 and Net Revenue Expenditure 1990–91 to 1991–92 are not directly comparable as they derive from two different financial systems.
2. Information relating to Welsh Authorities is a matter for the Secretary of State for Wales.