§ Mr. ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what the expenditure on the Youth Service was(a) in total and (b) per area in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; what is the planned expenditure for the next two years; and if he will make a statement; [9132]
(2) what was the percentage change in Youth Service funding in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms, in each of the last 10 years; what is the planned percentage change in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms in the next two years; and if he will make a statement. [9479]
§ Dr. HowellsThe following table sets out net current expenditure for the Youth Service from 1989–90 to 1995–96, the latest year for which figures are available, and the percentage changes in cash and real terms from 1986–87 and 1995–96 for the all-England totals. Information for each Local Education Authority prior to 1989–90 is not readily available. There are no planning figures for the next two years; LEAs' Standard Spending Assessments are not hypothecated and expenditure will depend upon decisions made at the local level.
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Youth Service—Net current expenditure 1986–87 £000s 1987–88 £000s 1988–89 £000s 1989–90 £000s 1990–91 £000s 1991–92 £000s 1992–93 £000s 1993–94 £000s 1994–95 £000s 1995–96 £000s All England Cash Terms 143,730 170,862 198,622 235,303 241,717 249,515 273,850 275,443 281,825 279,137 Year on Year difference percentage — 18.9 16.2 18.5 2.7 3.2 9.8 0.6 2.3 -1.0 Real Terms (1997–98 prices) 234,428 238,677 262,163 319,241 303,646 297,261 307,241 303,329 305,746 271,034 Year on Year difference percentage — 1.8 9.8 21.8 -4.9 -2.1 3.4 -1.3 0.8 -11.4 LEAs—Cash Terms Corporation of London — — — — — — — 3 8 43 Camden — — — — — — — 1,846 2,176 2,313 Greenwich — — — — — — — 1,966 1,627 1,832 Hackney — — — — — — — 3,413 3,133 2,807 Hammersmith and Fulham — — — — — — — 1,924 812 794 Islington — — — — — — — 3,386 3,448 3,701 Kensington and Chelsea — — — — — — — 2,280 2,259 1,785 Lambeth — — — — — — — 2,474 2,742 3,479 Lewisham — — — — — — — 1,231 601 5 Southwark — — — — — — — 1,531 2,615 3,004 Tower Hamlets — — — — — — — 4,421 4,462 4,159 Wandsworth — — — — — — — 3,132 3,202 3,140 Westminster — — — — — — — 2,390 2,453 2,697 Barking and Dagenham — — — — — — — 1,387 1,280 1,218 Barnet — — — — — — — 1,239 1,156 1,458 Bexley — — — — — — — 1,321 859 1,057 Brent — — — — — — — 3,764 3,495 2,672 Bromley — — — — — — — 914 869 876 Croydon — — — — — — — 1,648 1,640 1,685 Ealing — — — — — — — 1,096 1,057 1,226 Enfield — — — — — — — 677 738 692 Haringey — — — — — — — 771 813 805 Harrow — — — — — — — 736 772 908 Havering — — — — — — — 1,041 1,020 906 Hillingdon — — — — — — — 1,220 941 1,287 Hounslow — — — — — — — 918 858 869 Kingston upon Thames — — — — — — — 739 712 883 Merton — — — — — — — 924 823 522 Newham — — — — — — — 2,291 2,055 1,106 Redbridge — — — — — — — 1,310 1,320 1,374 Richmond upon Thames — — — — — — — 749 855 926 Sutton — — — — — — — 991 1,109 1,222 Waltham Forest — — — — — — — 2,144 1,855 1,912 Birmingham — — — — — — — 5,782 6,868 6,684 Coventry — — — — — — — 1,749 1,751 1,832 Dudley — — — — — — — 945 1,043 1,096 Sandwell — — — — — — — 690 729 875 Solihull — — — — — — — 750 698 623 Walsall — — — — — — — 1,021 1,297 308 Wolverhampton — — — — — — — 2,625 2,733 2,828 Knowsley — — — — — — — 2,034 1— 1— Liverpool — — — — — — — 6,514 6,215 6,527 St. Helens — — — — — — — 347 435 643 Sefton — — — — — — — 1,411 1,464 1,435 Wirral — — — — — — — 2,351 2,295 2,251 Bolton — — — — — — — 1,642 1,438 1,571 Bury — — — — — — — 825 895 1,087 Manchester — — — — — — — 3,220 2,548 2,812 Oldham — — — — — — — 1,074 1,220 1,199 Rochdale — — — — — — — 1,308 1,414 1,440 Salford — — — — — — — 937 972 946 Stockport — — — — — — — 772 1,112 1,146 Tameside — — — — — — — 1,838 1,685 1,789 Trafford — — — — — — — 1,073 1,026 1,017 Wigan — — — — — — — 861 1,002 1,106 Barnsley — — — — — — — 781 986 1,212 Doncaster — — — — — — — 1,657 1,706 1,892 Rotherham — — — — — — — 2,023 2,117 2,176 Sheffield — — — — — — — 3,828 4,133 4,290 Bradford — — — — — — — 3,002 4,887 4,641 Calderdale — — — — — — — 1,669 1,801 1,890 Kirklees — — — — — — — 3,211 3,758 2,851 Leeds — — — — — — — 3,656 4,055 4,350 Wakefield — — — — — — — 1,367 1,308 1,345 Gateshead — — — — — — — 1,155 962 897 Newcastle upon Tyne — — — — — — — 1,598 2,355 2,439 North Tyneside — — — — — — — 296 265 258 South Tyneside — — — — — — — 873 836 899 Sunderland — — — — — — — 1,858 1,832 1,902 Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — 0 1 0 Avon — — — — — — — 6,244 6,421 6,815 Bedfordshire — — — — — — — 2,369 2,288 2,299 Berkshire — — — — — — — 4,222 4,464 4,779
Youth Service—Net current expenditure 1986–87 £000s 1987–88 £000s 1988–89 £000s 1989–90 £000s 1990–91 £000s 1991–92 £000s 1992–93 £000s 1993–94 £000s 1994–95 £000s 1995–96 £000s Buckinghamshire — — — — — — — 5,247 3,831 3,965 Cambridgeshire — — — — — — — 4,093 4,521 3,864 Cheshire — — — — — — — 3,901 4,788 3,906 Cleveland — — — — — — — 4,684 5,015 5,151 Cornwall — — — — — — — 1,797 1,895 2,382 Cumbria — — — — — — — 1,641 1,454 1,552 Derbyshire — — — — — — — 5,413 5,716 5,613 Devon — — — — — — — 3,258 3,492 2,966 Dorset — — — — — — — 3,294 3,465 3,714 Durham — — — — — — — 4,504 4,319 3,737 East Sussex — — — — — — — 1,923 2,086 2,213 Essex — — — — — — — 8,616 9,311 8,926 Gloucestershire — — — — — — — 2,787 2,864 3,058 Hampshire — — — — — — — 3,911 4,263 4,129 Hereford and Worcester — — — — — — — 2,139 2,141 2,106 Hertfordshire — — — — — — — 4,629 4,967 4,869 Humberside — — — — — — — 6,093 5,964 6,378 Isle of Wight — — — — — — — 985 1,008 944 Kent — — — — — — — 4,664 7,122 4,439 Lancashire — — — — — — — 9,898 10,261 10,758 Leicestershire — — — — — — — 6,279 6,048 5,211 Lincolnshire — — — — — — — 1,994 2,095 2,014 Norfolk — — — — — — — 2,940 3,218 3,025 North Yorkshire — — — — — — — 2,844 2,892 2,747 Northamptonshire — — — — — — — 2,630 2,686 2,916 Northumberland — — — — — — — 1,364 1,758 2,005 Nottinghamshire — — — — — — — 6,469 6,610 6,999 Oxfordshire — — — — — — — 2,691 3,131 3,473 Shropshire — — — — — — — 2,823 2,807 2,720 Somerset — — — — — — — 1,999 1,942 2,036 Staffordshire — — — — — — — 9,859 9,404 8,849 Suffolk — — — — — — — 1,405 1— 1— Surrey — — — — — — — 4,511 5,281 5,195 Warwickshire — — — — — — — 636 769 751 West Sussex — — — — — — — 4,132 4,046 3,988 Wiltshire — — — — — — — 3,935 3,875 4,025 Total — — — — — — — 275,443 281,825 279,137 1 Information not available
§ Mr ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to make provision of the Youth Service a statutory responsibility; and if he will make a statement. [9137]
§ Dr. HowellsLocal authorities already have a duty under the existing Education Acts to secure provision in their areas of adequate facilities for further education, of which the youth service is a part. However, the Government is committed to raising the profile of the youth service which it values as an important provider of personal and social education for young people. Further details about my right hon. Friend's proposals for legislation to place the youth service on a clearer and more specific statutory footing will be included in the White Paper on Lifelong Learning in the autumn.