Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 local authorities688W that gained and lost the largest sums through the changes to the education standard spending assessment formula, stating how much each gained or lost.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesTaken on a comparable basis the 10 authorities which have gained the most in their education standard spending assessment for 1995–96, and the amount, are:
£million Surrey County Council 16.766 Hertfordshire County Council 10.328 London Borough of Lambeth 6.926 Devon County Council 6.848 Lancashire County Council 6.688 East Sussex County Council 6.404 London Borough of Southwark 6.308 Berkshire County Council 5.788 London Borough of Croydon 5.329 Wiltshire County Council 4.878 The 10 authorities which have lost the most, and the amount, are:
£million London Borough of Havering 2.485 Northumberland County Council 1.980 Norfolk County Council 1.580 Cheshire County Council 1.428 Essex County Council 1.391 Birmingham City Council 1.316 Stockport Metropolitan Borough 1.140 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough 1.052 Sunderland City Council 0.993 Cumbria County Council 0.934 These tables compare the Education SSA for 1995–96 with the sum of the Education SSA for 1994–95 and the estimated net income from recoupment payments in 1994–95.
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities that made representations to him regarding the changes to the education standard spending assessment formula; and on what dates these representations were made.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe authorities listed have made representations about the education element in standard spending assessments during the 1995–96 consultation period.
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Authorities Avon County Council 5 January 1995 Bedfordshire County Council 5 January 1995 Berkshire County Council 5 January 1995 Birmingham City Council 7 December 1994 6 January 1995 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 7 December 1994 22 December 1994 5 January 1995 Bradford City Council 5 December 1994 14 December 1994 6 January 1995 Buckinghamshire County Council 4 January 1995 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 16 December 1994 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 7 December 1994 20 December 1994 Cheshire County Council 9 January 1995 Coventry City Council 23 December 1994 10 January 1995 690W
Authorities Cumbria County Council 20 December 1994 11 January 1995 Derbyshire County Council 29 December 1994 Dorset County Council 4 January 1995 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 5 January 1995 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 21 December 1994 Hampshire County Council 9 December 1994 10 January 1995 Hereford and Worcester County Council 6 January 1995 10 January 1995 Hertfordshire County Council 6 January 1995 Kent County Council 3 January 1995 6 January 1995 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 6 January 1995 10 January 1995 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 9 December 1994 County of the Isles of Scilly 6 January 1995 Lancashire County Council 12 January 1995 Lincolnshire County Council 12 December 1994 19 December 1994 6 January 1995 12 January 1995 Liverpool City Council 23 December 1994 London Borough of Bexley 12 January 1995 London Borough of Brent 12 December 1994 5 January 1994 9 January 1995 London Borough of Bromley 9 December 1994 5 January 1995 London Borough of Camden 7 December 1994 22 December 1994 London Borough of Croydon 15 December 1994 21 December 1994 29 December 1994 London Borough of Ealing 9 January 1995 London Borough of Enfield 11 January 1995 London Borough of Harrow 4 January 1995 London Borough of Havering 4 January 1995 10 January 1995 London Borough of Hillingdon 23 December 1994 12 January 1995 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 13 December 1994 London Borough of Lewisham 6 January 1995 London Borough of Merton 10 January 1995 London Borough of Redbridge 21 November 1994 5 January 1995 London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames 6 January 1995 London Borough of Southwark 4 January 1995 London Borough of Sutton 22 December 1994 21 December 1994 London Borough of Tower Hamlets 5 January 1995 London Borough of Wandsworth 4 January 1995 Norfolk County Council 23 December 1994 Northamptonshire County Council 13 December 1994 3 January 1995 Northumberland County Council 4 January 1995 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 2 December 1994 5 January 1995 Salford City Council 5 January 1995 11 January 1995 17 January 1995 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 6 January 1995 Sheffield City Council 6 January 1995 9 January 1995 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 4 January 1995 5 January 1995 6 January 1995 19 January 1995 Staffordshire County Council 3 January 1995 6 January 1995 St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council 5 January 1995 13 January 1995 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 6 December 1994 4 January 1995
Authorities Suffolk County Council 12 December 1994 Surrey County Council 12 December 1994 23 December 1994 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 22 December 1994 12 January 1995 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 5 January 1995 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 29 December 1994
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what contribution the highway maintenance indicator makes to the standard spending assessment of(a) Westminster, (b) Coventry and (c) Birmingham councils.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe table shows the information requested in respect of standard spending assessments for 1995–96.
Local Aurhority Highway Maintenance Assessment £million Total Standard Spending Assessment £million Highway Maintenance as percentage of total percentage Westminster 9.680 241.849 4.0 Coventry 10.244 227.863 4.5 Birmingham 35.567 880.278 4.0
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the effect of the changes to the education standard spending assessment formula on the standard spending assessment of Westminster and Coventry councils.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesTaken on a comparable basis, the percentage increases between 1994–95 and 1995–96 in the Education standard spending assessments for Westminster and Coventry are:
- Westminster: 2.6 per cent.
- Coventry: 2.0 per cent.
These figures compare the education SSA for 1995–96 with the sum of the education SSA for 1994–95 and the estimated net income from recoupment payments in 1994–95.