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Local Government Finance: Bexley

Volume 501: debated on Wednesday 2 December 2009

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Mr. Evennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the London local government finance settlement for the London Borough of Bexley (a) was in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and (iv) 2008-09 and (b) is for (A) 2009-10 and (B) 2010-11. (303721)

Barbara Follett

The following table shows the amount for formula grant, which is made up of Revenue Support Grant and redistributed business rates for non-police authorities, for the period requested.

Prior years adjusted formula grant1 (£ million)

Current year’s formula grant (£ million)

Change (£ million)

Percentage change

Amended 2005-06:

173.518

182.531

9.013

5.2

2006-072

56.490

57.671

1.181

2.1

2007-08

57.182

58.726

1.544

2.7

2008-09

62.365

63.612

1.247

2.0

2009-10

63.538

64.650

1.112

1.75

Provisional 2010-11

64.621

65.591

0.969

1.5

1 The prior year’s formula grant is adjusted for changes in function and funding to enable a like-for-like comparison.

2 Prior to 2006-07 support for schools was paid through formula grant. In 2006-07 funding for schools transferred to the Dedicated Schools Grant.