HC Deb 28 July 1980 vol 989 cc538-9W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the cost, expressed as £ sterling per thousand of population, both nationally and regionally, and the cost to the Cheshire county council and Macclesfield and Congleton borough councils, in the following sectors: education, social services, libraries, museums and arts, refuse collection, environmental health, baths, sports and recreation centres, parks and open spaces, housing, non-regional housing account, total local rate and grant-borne expenditure.

Mr. King

The available information on local authority expenditure per head of population—net revenue budgets for 1980–81—is published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Financial, General and Rating Statistics 1980–81", a copy of which is available through the Library. Regional analyses of expenditure per head by broad service groups can be

LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSEBUILDING BY TYPE OF CONTRACT ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND: 1974 TO 1979
Percentage of dwellings approved
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (Provisional)
England and Wales*:
 Direct Labour schemes 6.9 7.1 7.9 7.5 6.6 7.0
 Contractors' schemes 931 92.9 92.1 92.5 93.4 930 (January.September)
Scotland:
 Direct Labour schemes 0.2 1.1 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.0
 Contractors' schemes 99.8 98.9 99.6 98.0 98.4 97.0
* Excluding Greater London Council housebuilding.

For housebuilding by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.