HC Deb 01 May 1995 vol 259 cc114-5W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the estimated actual spending for 1994–95, (b) the standard spending assessment for 1995–96, (c) the amounts by which (b) exceeds or falls short of (a), and (d) the percentage by which (b) exceeds or falls short of (a) for (i) each district council, (ii) each county council and (iii) Wales; and if he will make a statement. [20376]

Mr. Redwood

Information on 1994–95 revenue expenditure budgets and 1995–96 SSAs is given in the following table. Outturn expenditure for 1994–95 is not yet available. Budgeted expenditure includes spending financed through the use of reserves and spending about SSAs within capping limits and is not directly comparable with SSAs.

Local authority estimates of revenue expenditure for 1994–95 and 1995–96 SSAs1
(a) 1994–95 budget (£000) (b) 1995–96 SSA (£000) (c) (b)—(a) difference (£000) (d) Percentage above SSA
Alyn and Deeside 10,937 10,296 -641 -6
Colwyn 8,511 8,520 9 0
Delyn 14,517 9,339 -5,178 -36
Glyndwr 5,972 5,473 -499 -8
Rhuddlan 9,073 8,900 -173 -2
Wrexham Maelor 17,168 16,574 -594 -3
Carmarthen 8,875 7,869 -1,006 -11
Ceredigion 10,384 10,446 62 1
Dinefwr 5,922 6,027 105 2
Llanelli 14,240 13,294 -946 -7
Preseli Pembrokeshire 12,792 11,477 -1,315 -10
South Pembrokeshire 7,741 8,104 363 5
Blaenau Gwent 16,674 15,568 -1,106 -7
Islwyn 14,654 11,729 -2,925 -20
Monmouth 10,654 9,879 -775 -7
Newport 23,342 22,305 -1,037 -4
Torfaen 14,124 13,584 -540 -4
Aberconwy 9,023 8,609 -414 -5
Arfon 10,948 9,890 -1,058 -10
Dwyfor 7,687 6,035 -1,652 -21
Meirionnydd 6,605 6,187 -418 -6
Ynys Mon 12,908 11,242 -1,666 13
Cynon Valley 14,133 13,659 -474 -3
Merthyr Tydfil 12,243 12,135 -108 -1
Ogwr 20,957 21,279 322 2
Rhondda 19,589 17,622 -1,967 -10
Rhymney Valley 16,038 15,879 -159 -1
Taff Ely 15,435 14,662 -773 -5
Brecknock 7,615 6,631 -984 -13
Montgomeryshire 7,980 7,679 -301 -4
Radnorshire 3,348 3,486 138 4
Cardiff 47,641 45,787 -1,854 -4
Vale of Glamorgan 16,636 15,063 -1,573 -9
Port Talbot 16,088 9,004 -7,084 -44
Lliw Valley 8,802 9,039 237 3
Neath 13,891 10,389 -3,502 -25
Swansea 34,450 32,710 -1,740 -5
Clwyd 268,390 266,705 -1,685 -1
Dyfed 248,209 241,288 -6,921 -3
Gwent 294,408 291,717 -2,691 -1
Gwynedd 163,718 160,883 -2,835 -2
Mid Glamorgan 376,390 366,613 -9,777 -3
Powys 90,531 90,776 245 0
South Glamorgan 263,775 268,620 4,845 2
West Glamorgan 250,163 241,661 -8,502 -3
Total districts 507,597 466,373 -41,224 -8
Total counties 1,955,584 1,928,262 -27,322 -1
Total police authorities 283,256 315,753 32,497 11
Total Wales 2,746,437 2,710,388 -36,049 -1
1 Net revenue expenditure for 1994–95. The figures have been adjusted for the transfer of police services and changes to recoupment to provide comparability with SSAs but have not been adjusted for the transfer of the careers service. 19952013;96 count SSAs include the additional resources for care in the community. 1994–95 expenditure includes £46.3 million funded through the use of reserves and £66.8 million spending above SSA within capping limits. Includes community councils.