HC Deb 12 May 1969 vol 783 c167W
Mr. Judd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the per capita expenditure on fire services in the 20 largest cities in England and Wales.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The expenditure per head of population in 1967–68 (the latest year for which full figures are available) was as follows:

£ s. d.
London 1 8 3
Birmingham 1 1 5
Liverpool 1 19 1
Manchester 1 2 5
Sheffield 14 10
Leeds 18 4
Bristol 1 7 5
Coventry 18 0
Nottingham 18 2
Bradford 17 2
Kingston-upon-Hull 1 6 7
Cardiff 18 10
Leicester 19 1
Stoke-on-Trent 16 1
Wolverhampton 18 2
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1 6 8
Plymouth 1 2 8
Sunderland 18 8
Portsmouth 1 1 6
Southampton 1 5 4