§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the annual increase in(a) standard spending assessment and (b) education standard spending assessment for Bury Metropolitan Council, for each of the last eight financial years and for 2001–02. [150976]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe information requested is given in the table:
£ million Year Education SSA increase1 Total SSA increase1 1993–94 0.605 1.718 1994–95 2.648 5.479 1995–96 1.873 1.711 1996–972 3.789 3.400 1997–982 2.107 0.922 1998–99 4.081 6.157 1999–2000 3.652 6.497 2000–01 3.875 6.471 2001–02 2.932 5.237 1 All increases are calculated against the adjusted figures for the previous year to ensure a like-for-like comparison 2 Figures supplied for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are based on the Local Government Finance Report (England) Amending Reports dated February 1999 and February 2000 respectively