HC Deb 21 July 1998 vol 316 cc483-4W
Mr. Hood

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each Scottish local authority the number of staff employed in the internal audit department in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 1997; and if he will make a statement. [50871]

Table 1: Planned expenditure in cash and real terms
£ million
Cash Real terms (1997–98 prices)
1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Departmental expenditure limit1, 2 13,768 14,431 15,045 13,041 13,336 13,564
Annually managed expenditure
CAP 300 282 309 284 260 278
Housing support grant 13 13 13 12 12 11
Total assigned budget3 14,080 14,726 15,367 13,337 13,608 13,854
New Deal for schools4, 5 27 27 27 25 25 24
Non-domestic rates6 1,441 1,473 1,510 1,365 1,361 1,362
Total budget7 15,548 16,225 16,904 14,727 14,994 15,240

Table 2: Cumulative planned expenditure over CSR period (1999–2000 to 2001–02)
£ million
Cash CSR plans Real terms (1997–98 prices) CSR plans Cash if 1994–95 spend maintained in real terms
Departmental expenditure limit1, 2 43,244 39,940 44,543
Annually managed expenditure
CAP 890 823 1,007
Housing support grant 38 35 85

Mr. Macdonald

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.