§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the standard spending assessment for the west midlands fire and civil defence authority for each of the last five years; and if he will express the figures in(a) real terms and (b) as a percentage change on the previous year. [19053]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 5 March 1996]: The information is as follows:
£ million Actual Percentage change Real terms 1992–93 67.29 +7.6 70.55 1993–94 69.07 +2.6 70.36 1994–95 68.35 -1 68.35 1995–96 68.96 +0.9 67.11 1996–97 69.57 +0.9 65.9 1. Standard spending assessment figures include capital financing.
2. Figures up to 1993–94 include civil defence. Subsequent figures do not.