HC Deb 23 March 1995 vol 257 cc325-6W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 English districts with the lowest total capital and revenue expenditure. [14891]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

[holding answer 22 March 1995]: Revenue expenditure and capital expenditure cannot be added together to give a "total" expenditure figure at an individual authority level. This is because some of the capital expenditure is funded from revenue.

The available information is.

The 10 English Districts with lowest Total Capital Expenditure in 1993–94
£000
Oadby and Wigston 1,120
Epsom and Ewell 1,187
Castle Point 1,276
Rutland 1,378
Bromsgrove 1,378
West Somerset 1,491
Oswestry 1,513
Castle Morpeth 1,514
West Devon 1,525
South Herefordshire 1,606

Total capital expenditure

This is gross capital expenditure on all services, including housing, and includes expenditure reimbursed by grants and expenditure financed from revenue.

The 10 English Districts with the lowest net revenue expenditure in 1993–94—outturn
£000
Wellingborough 171
Berwick Upon Tweed 2,263
Teesdale 2,595
Alnwick 2,776
Rutland 2,859
Oswestry 2,995
Tamworth 3,035

The 10 English Districts with the lowest net revenue expenditure in 1993–94—outturn
£000
Christchurch 3,227
Purbeck 3,278
Leominster 3,570

Net revenue expenditure:

This is expenditure on recurring items including the running of services and capital financing. It excludes spending funded by special and specific grants and income from fees and charges, interest, etcetera. This is the expenditure figure to compare to SSA.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing, for each local authority in England, the latest available net revenue expenditure figures to compare with standard spending assessment, broken down by broad service block, in each year since 1990–91; and if he will place this information in the Library in personal computer spreadsheet readable format. [14574]

Mr. Gummer

[holding answer 17 March 1995]: I have placed the information in the Library of the House.