§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the actual expenditure on social services for each local authority in England for(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99; and what is the estimated expenditure for (i) 1999–2000 and (ii) 2000–01. [116836]
§ Ms Beverley HughesEnglish local authorities have reported a total net current expenditure on social services of £8,454 million in 1997–98 and £9,059 million in 1998–99 and a budgeted expenditure of £9,645 million in 1999–2000. The information for 2000–01 is not yet available.
The information by local authority has been placed in the Library of the House.