§ Mr. Mark FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the value was of the Government's local government financial settlement for Cities of London and Westminster for each year from 1978–79 to 2001–02; and what the percentage increase was in each year. [40186]
§ Dr. WhiteheadInformation on allocations to individual authorities in years before 1990 is no longer held centrally. The table gives figures for Standard Spending Assessments (SSA) for the two authorities from 1990–91 to 2001–02, and the percentage increase in each year after adjusting for changes in function or funding responsibilities:
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SSA £ million Increase per cent. City of London 1990–91 41.6 — 1991–92 42.7 2.5 1992–93 44.5 4.2 1993–94 48.3 10.2 1994–95 69.9 44.6 1995–96 65.9 -6.3 1996–97 62.1 -5.9 1997–98 63.0 1.2 1998–99 46.3 -26.6 1999–2000 48.2 4.2 2000–01 49.2 3.1 2001–02 50.8 3.4 2002–03 54.6 9.0
SSA £ million Increase per cent. Westminster 1990–91 172.2 — 1991–92 210.3 22.1 1992–93 228.0 8.4 1993–94 221.4 1.3 1994–95 220.3 -1.6 1995–96 241.8 2.4 1996–97 241.3 -1.8 1997–98 249.4 2.0 1998–99 232.6 -8.0 1999–2000 244.8 5.2 2000–01 257.1 5.4 2001–02 275.3 7.2 2002–03 290.3 8.4
§ Mr. Mark FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the increase in(a) standard spending assessment and (b) council tax between the previous and current financial years was for the Cities of (i) London (ii) Westminster. [40179]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe table shows the increases in standard spending assessments (SSA) after adjusting for changes in function or funding responsibilities and own band D Council Tax between the previous (2000–01) and current (2001–02) financial years.
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Authority 2000–01 £ 2001–02 £ Percentage increase City of London SSA 49.1221 50.7791 3.4 Own band D council 525 548 4.4 Tax — — — Westminster SSA 256.8271 275.2851 7.2 Own band D council 235 259 10.2 Tax — — — 1 £ million.