HC Deb 04 May 1982 vol 23 cc40-3W
Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest available local authority staff numbers per 1,000 population in the city of Manchester district council area; and if he will give statistics for the other districts in the Greater Manchester Council area, and the average for all metropolitan districts.

Mr. King

The information requested, based on the latest joint manpower watch return (December 1981 survey) and the OPCS June 1980 population estimates, is as follows:

Total numbers (full-time plus part-time) Staff per thousand population
Manchester 36,703 77.4
Bolton 12,342 47.5
Bury 6,815 38.1
Oldham 9,796 43.9
Rochdale 10,385 49.7
Salford 12,771 51.1
Stockport 11,911 41.1
Tameside 10,373 47.8
Trafford 8,499 38.1
Wigan 14,879 48.0

The average staff per thousand for all metropolitan districts is 49.6.

Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest available local authority staff numbers per 1,000 population in the city of Manchester district council area; and if he will give comparable statistics for Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham.

Mr. King

The information requested, based on the latest joint manpower watch return—December 1981 survey—and the OPCS June 1980 population estimates, is as follows:

Expenditure per thousand population *
Bolton Bury Manchester Oldham Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside Trafford Wigan
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Recreation 20,115 13,861 19,310 18,706 14,449 19,087 19,548 17,671 17,465 22,926
Refuse collection 7,091 7,801 14,181 9,691 7,423 8,027 8,109 9,057 7,029 8,405
Libraries 5,838 4,175 11,198 5,712 4,679 5,734 5,339 6,346 5,811 5,253
Planning 5,188 11,287 11,044 17,995 7,859 8,823 5,253 4,597 5,973 5,669
Personal social services 41,925 39,379 87,077 46,235 53,276 53,069 38,763 47,423 37,852 40,135
All services 383,163 345,064 595,469 379,239 385,580 402,625 340,276 364,206 348,130 418,640

Notes

* Gross revenue expenditure extracted from 1.a. 1980–81 outturn forms (all services).

‡ OPCS mid-1980 population estimates.

The average expenditure per 1,000 population on all services on these definitions was £415,408 in all districts of Greater Manchester, and £471,741 in all metropolitan districts in England in 1980–81.

Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available figures of expenditure per 1,000 population in (a) recreation, (b) refuse collection, (c) libraries, (d) planning, (e) personal social services and (f)

Expenditure (£) per thousand population*
Manchester Bristol‡ Birmingham Leeds Liverpool Newcastle Nottingham‡
Recreation 19,310 14,022 21,514 12,770 15,731 21,884 20,347
Refuse collection 14,181 9,369 12,769 9,540 12,411 8,733 9,139
Libraries 11,198 6,957 4,765 7,957 7,308
Planning 11,044 12,683 10,845 6,512 9,965 17,474 5,202
Personal social services 87,077 55,639 42,245 60,882 76,901
All services 595,469 80,762 400,584 353,427 496,152 499,655 112,393
* Gross revenue expenditure extracted from l.a. 1980–81 outturn forms (all services).
† OPCs mid-1980 population estimates.
‡ Bristol and Nottingham are non-metropolitan districts.

Total numbers (full-time plus part-time) Staff per thousand population
Manchester 36,703 77.4
Birmingham (Met district) 51,255 49.8
Leeds (Met district) 32,634 45.1
Liverpool (Met district) 30,730 59.8
Newcastle upon Tyne (Met district) 18,406 64.1
Bristol (Non-met district) 6,394 15.7
Nottingham (Non-met district) 4,809 17.4

Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available figures of expenditure per 1,000 population in (a) recreation, (b) refuse collection, (c) libraries, (d) planning, (e) personal social services and (f) all services by the city of Manchester with comparable statistics which show how the expenditure in Manchester compares with the expenditure of other districts of Greater Manchester and with the average of all metropolitan districts.

Mr. King

The available information is as follows:

all services by the city of Manchester with comparable statistics which show how the expenditure in Manchester compares with the expenditure of Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham.

Mr. King

The available information is as follows:

Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest available figure for the net debt per capita of the city of Manchester district council; how Manchester's debt compares with the other districts in the Greater Manchester council area; what is the average of all metropolitan districts; and what are the figures for Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Nottingham.

Mr. King

The available information is as follows:

Outstanding debt per head at 31 March 1981*
£
City of Manchester 1,342
All Greater Manchester districts
Bolton 518
Bury 384
Manchester 1,342
Oldham 840
Rochdale 616
Salford 1,076
Stockport 377
Tameside 572
Trafford 281
Wigan 617
All Greater Manchester districts 726
All metropolitan districts (England) 697
Bristol‡ 603
Birmingham 864
Leeds 610
Liverpool 948
Newcastle upon Tyne 1,077
Nottingham‡ 1,068
* As published in column 46 of "Return of Outstanding debt, as at 31 March 1981", CIPFA.
† OPCS mid-1980 population estimates.
‡ Bristol and Nottingham are non-metropolitan districts.

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