HC Deb 03 July 1995 vol 263 cc13-5W
Mrs. Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by cash value the education standard spending assessment for 1995–96 for each of the 38 shire counties for(a) primary and (b) secondary education. [31686]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The information requested has been placed in the Library.

Mrs. Winteron

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment by what percentage, and by what cash value, the education standard spending assessment for 1995–96 for Cheshire differs from(a) the average such education standard spending assessment and (b) the highest such education standard spending assessment, for (i) all education authorities, (ii) shire counties, (iii) north-west education authorities and (iv) London boroughs. [31687]

Mr. Jones

The 1995–96 education standard spending assessment for Cheshire is £332.027 million. The figures requested are given in the table:

Amount £ million Absolute difference from Cheshire £ million Percentage difference from Cheshire Per cent.
Average English local education authority 156.184 175.843 113
Average shire county 264.864 67.163 25
Average North West local education authority 135.438 196.589 145
Average London borough 84.888 247.139 291
Highest English local education authority (Kent) 559.063 -227.036 -41
Highest shire county (Kent) 559.063 -227.036 -41
Highest North West local education authority (Lancashire) 483.978 -151.951 -31
Highest London borough (Newham) 123.810 208.217 168

The following table expresses differences from figures for Cheshire in terms of £ per head of resident population, with Cheshire's figure being £341 per head. It therefore takes account of numbers of people resident within each local education authority's area.

Amount (£ per resident) Absolute difference from Cheshire (£ per resident) Percentage difference from Cheshire (Per cent.)
Average for all English local education authorities 351 -10 -3
Average for shire counties 333 9 3
Average for North West 360 -18 -5
Average for London boroughs 404 -63 -16
Amount (£ per resident) Absolute difference from Cheshire (£ per resident) Percentage difference from Cheshire (Per cent.)
Highest English local education authority (Tower Hamlets) 710 -369 -52
Highest shire county (Bedfordshire) 393 -52 -13
Highest North West local education authority (Knowsley) 449 -108 -24
Highest London borough (Tower Hamlets) 710 -369 -52

Mrs. Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will identify and quantify the factors which were taken into account when establishing Cheshire's education standard spending assessment for 1995–96 [31688]

Mr. Jones

Information on the factors which were taken into account when establishing the education standard spending assessment for 1995–96 for every English local education authority is available in the Local Government Finance Report (England) 1995–96 and "Standard Spending Assessments: Guide to Methodology 1995–96" edition, both of which are available in the Library.

Information on the amounts used in establishing the education standard spending assessment for Cheshire county council for 1995–96 was sent to Cheshire county council on 31 January.