§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will indicate the 10 local authorities with the highest social services expenditure and the sums spent by each of the authorities on social services in 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe 10 English local authorities with the highest personal social services net current expenditure in the years 1983–84 to 1985–86 are:
£ million cash 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86* 1, Lancashire 58.1 60.6 66.0 2. Birmingham 55.5 58.6 64.3 3. Nottinghamshire 47.9 50.8 52.5 4. Kent 45.9 50.8 51.9 5. Essex 42.0 45.6 49.9 6. Manchester 40.1 44.3 47.4 7. Hampshire 43.2 45.6 47.2 8. Avon 40.6 42.8 43.8 9. Derbyshire 36.5 39.8 43.7 10. Lambeth 39.0 41.5 43.7 * Budget estimate.