Local Government Reorganisation

HC Deb 28 October 1997 vol 299 cc808-14W

Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what have been the transitional costs of transferring services from preceding authorities to successor authorities in respect of each local authority reorganisation, including fire service reorganisation, in England in(a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997; and what are the estimated transitional costs for each such reorganisation in 1998. [12939]

Mr. Raynsford

Resources in the form of supplementary credit approvals are made available to reorganising authorities under the local government reorganisation costs scheme. The supplementary credit approvals issued to each authority under the schemes for 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 and the maximum amounts issued under the 1997–98 scheme are set out in the table. Figures for 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 include supplementary credit approvals issued by the Home Office to combined fire authorities.

£000s
Local authority	1994–95 outturn	1995–96 outturn	1996–97 outturn	1997–98 initial
	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation
South Gloucestershire1			2,712	2,712	3,498	3,498	3,994	1,000
Combined Fire Authority				55		100
County total			14,918	14,376	14,390	13,702	14,070	3,600
Humberside			4,592	2,900
Kingston Upon Hull			3,865	3,080	3,625	3,450	4,264	700
East Riding of Yorkshire1			4,708	3,454	8,342	8,000	5,035	2,500
North Lincolnshire1			3,206	2,992	2,919	2,919	5,094	700
North East Lincolnshire1			3,315	2,950	4,112	4,112	5,655	700
Combined Fire Authority				55		100
County total			19,686	15,431	18,998	18,581	20,048	4,600
North Yorkshire			2,055	1,400	402	402
Ryedale			0		no bid	0
Selby			685	685	69	69
York1			3,912	3,546	3,145	3,145	2,360	800
Combined Fire Authority				35		50
County total			6,652	5,666	3,616	3,666	2,360	800
Total for 1995–96 Authorities	3,514	3,514	60,915	51,431	51,361	48,204	48,093	13,200
Bedfordshire			86	0	2,157	1,900	2,310	700
Luton			128	0	5,014	3,680	7,563	3,300
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			214	0	7,171	5,625	9,873	4,050
Buckinghamshire				0	no bid	0
Milton Keynes			451	0	2,932	2,932	2,434	2,200
Combined Fire Authority						0		50
County total			451	0	2,932	2,932	2,434	2,250
Derbyshire				0	1,909	1,900	1,685	900
Derby City			117	0	3,651	2,850	3,590	2,600
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			117	0	5,560	4,795	5,275	3,550
Dorset				0	no bid	0	1,210	400
Bournemouth				0	3,005	3,005	7,129	2,700
Poole			411	0	3,582	3,250	3,240	2,600
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			411	0	6,587	6,300	11,579	5,750
Durham				0	no bid	0	650	400
Darlington			237	0	4,430	4,430	1,662	1,660
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			237	0	4,430	4,475	2,312	2,110
East Sussex				0	2,531	1,850	2,641	1,700
Brighton and Hove1			158	0	9,172	4,800	5,034	4,000
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			158	0	11,703	6,695	7,675	5,750
Hampshire				0	3,056	2,200	2,710	1,400
Portsmouth			126	0	3,502	2,950	3,586	2,600
Southampton			516	0	3,982	3,050	3,551	2,700
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			642	0	10,540	8,245	9,847	6,750
Leicestershire				0	1,562	1,562	936	800
Leicester City			75	0	3,875	3,200	3,114	3,100

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Local authority	1994–95 outturn	1995–96 outturn	1996–97 outturn	1997–98 initial
	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation
Rutland				0	998	998	1,265	1,260
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			75	0	6,435	5,805	5,315	5,210
Staffordshire				0	5,238	2,000	605	500
Stoke on Trent			147	0	4,109	2,950	2,923	2,400
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			147	0	9,347	4,995	3,528	2,950
Wiltshire			28	0	1,620	1,350	230	80
Swindon			362	0	6,323	3,000	1,083	800
Combined Fire Authority						45		50
County total			390	0	7,943	4,395	1,313	930
Total for 1997 authroities			2,842	0	72,648	54,262	59,151	39,300
Berkshire					486	0	9,150	1,100
Bracknell Forest					226	0	3,694	2,100
Newbury					201	0	4,680	2,400
Reading					150	0	4,081	2,700
Slough					911	0	2,930	1,900
Windsor and Maidenhead					349	0	4,550	2,200
Wokingham					No bid	0	5,847	2,900
County total					2,323	0	34,932	15,300
Hereford and Worcester					no bid	0	2,090	300
Hereford City					no bid	0	350	100
Leominister					no bid	0	489	150
Malvern Hills					no bid	0	1,100	200
South Herefordshire					no bid	0	165	50
Herefordshire (shadow)						0		1,000
Worcestershire (shadow)						0		1,000
Malvern Hills (shadow)						0		1,000
County total					0	0	4,194	3,800
Devon					no bid	0	5,090	1,000
Plymouth					175	0	8,038	2,600
Torbay					no bid	0	7,200	3,000
County total					175	0	20,328	6,600
Essex					no bid	0	5,504	500
Southend on Sea					no bid	0	4,359	2,100
Thurrock					423	0	5,215	2,400
County total					423	0	15,078	5,000
Nottinghamshire					no bid	0	4,860	400
Nottingham					468	0	5,727	2,700
County total					468	0	10,587	3,100
Cheshire					no bid	0	1,188	500
Halton					no bid	0	3,395	2,200
Warrington					no bid	0	5,680	3,000
County total					0	0	10,263	5,700
Shropshire					no bid	0	2,556	300
The Wrekin					no bid	0	7,690	2,400
County total					0	0	10,246	2,700
Kent					no bid	0	1,975	1,000
Gillingham					no bid	0	1,060	200
Rochester					no bid	0	1,184	400
Medway Towns (shadow)						0		1,000
County total					0	0	4,219	2,600

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Local authority	1994–95 outturn	1995–96 outturn	1996–97 outturn	1997–98 initial
	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation	Bid	Allocation
Cambridgeshire					no bid	0	3,220	400
Peterborough					no bid	0	4,612	2,900
County total					0	0	7,832	3,300
Lancashire					no bid	0	4,104	800
Blackburn with Darwen					348	0	5,240	2,700
Blackpool					no bid	0	5,371	2,700
County total					348	0	14,715	6,200
Total for 1998 authorities					3,737	0	132,394	54,300
Grand total	3,514	3,514	63,757	51,431	127,746	102,466	239,638	106,800