§ Mr. Silvesterasked 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.
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§ Mr. KingThe 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. Silvesterasked 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. KingThe 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. Silvesterasked 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)
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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. Silvesterasked 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. KingThe 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. Silvesterasked 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. KingThe 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.