HC Deb 06 May 1982 vol 23 c116W
Mr. Steen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available figure for the net debt per capita of the city of Liverpool, with comparative statistics which show how Liverpool's debt compares with the other districts in the Merseyside council area, and with the average of all metropolitan districts.

Mr. Heseltine

The available information is as follows:

Outstanding debt per head*† at 31 March 1981
£
City of Liverpool 948
All Merseyside Districts 662
Knowsley 722
Liverpool 948
St. Helens 628
Sefton 384
Wirral 462
All Metropolitan Districts 697
* As published in c. 46 of "Return of Outstanding Debt, as at 31 March 1981", CIPFA.
† OPCS mid-1980 population estimates.

Mr. Steen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available figures of expenditure per thousand population on all services by the city of Liverpool, with comparative statistics which show how the expenditure in Liverpool compares with the expenditure of the other districts in the Merseyside council area, and with the average of all metropolitan districts.

Mr. Heseltine

The available information is as follows:

Expenditure per thousand population*
£
Liverpool 496,152
Knowsley 377,535
St. Helens 381,574
Sefton 316,100
Wirral 360,988
All Merseyside Districts 402,324
All Metropolitan Districts (England) 479,741
* Gross revenue expenditure 1980–81 outturn (all services).
† OPCS mid-1980 population estimates.