§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the bids for reorganisation costs for 1996–97 that have been made by those local authorities subject to reorganisation on 1 April 1995, 1996 and 1997 and the proportion of the bids which have now been allocated supplementary credit approval cover for 1996–97. [10840]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe amounts are as follows:
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Bid Allocation Allocation as percentage of bid 1995 Reorganisation Isle of Wight Council 1,029 500 49 1996 Reorganisations Hartlepool Borough Council 3,638 2,150 59 Redcar and Cleveland Council 3,980 3,400 85 Middlesbrough Borough Council 3,200 2,750 86 Stockton on Tees Borough Council 7,209 3,250 45 Bath and North East Somerset Council 11,742 1— Bristol City Council 13,826 1— North West Somerset Council 5,301 3,000 57 South Gloucestershire Council 9,541 3,000 37 East Riding Yorkshire Council 18,940 1— Kingston-upon-Hull Council 10,544 1— North Lincolnshire Council 5,625 3,500 62 North-East Lincolnshire Council 6,808 4,000 59 North Yorkshire County Council 492 400 81 Selby District Council 100 100 100 York District Council 19,975 1—
Bid Allocation Allocation as percentage of bid 1997 Reorganisations Bedfordshire County Council 4,000 300 8 Luton Borough Council 6,355 3,250 51 Milton Keynes Borough Council 3,452 2,500 72 Derbyshire County Council 6,180 300 5 Derby City Council 7,840 2,500 32 Bournemouth Borough Council 8,210 2,500 30 Poole Borough Council 2,980 2,500 84 Durham County Council 965 300 31 Darlington Borough Council 4,702 2,500 53 East Sussex County Council 3,585 300 8 Brighton Borough Council 1,254 350 28 Hove Borough Council 1,710 350 20 Hampshire County Council 5,131 300 6 Portsmouth City Council 9,561 2,500 26 Southampton City Council 6,040 2,500 41 Staffordshire County Council 5,326.7 300 6 Stoke on Trent City Council 11,539 2,500 22 Wiltshire County Council 1,555 100 6 Thamesdown Borough Council 9,193 2,500 27 1 The councils of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull City, Bristol City, Bath and North-East Somerset and York District have been asked to reconsider whether the reorganisations in their area could be implemented more economically. If they submit revised bids by the end of January, they will be considered and allocations made during February.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will update his answers of(a) 17 July 1995, Official Report, columns 868–69, to the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Raynsford) and (b) 17 July 1995, Official Report, column 869, to the hon. Member for Wallsend (Mr. Byers) for the financial year 1994–95. [10942]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordA list by region of the amounts of accumulated usable capital receipts for each English local authority at 31 March 1995 has been placed in the Library of the House. Figures for the amounts set aside as provision for credit liabilities at 31 March 1995 are not yet available.
The regional totals for these amounts are:
Amounts held at 31 March 1995 (£ million) Region Usable receipts South-East 958 South-West 123 East Anglia 74 West Midlands 78 East Midlands 64 North-West 91 Yorkshire and Humberside 37 Northern 39 Miscellaneous authorities (all regions) 86 Total 1,550