HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c824W
Mr. Ben Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the cost of each PTA in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [36460]

Ms Keeble

PTAs are funded through a levy on constituent district councils and grants from central Government, as in the following table

Cost of PTAs in 2001–02
PTA District Levy Grants Total cost
Greater Manchester 102.2 60.3 162.5
Merseyside 81.0 45.3 126.3
South Yorkshire 60.7 13.9 74.6
Tyne and Wear 43.4 12.9 56.3
West Midlands 111.6 28.7 140.2
West Yorkshire 54.1 35.6 89.7