§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest available figures of staff numbers per thousand population in the city of Sheffield; and if he will give comparative statistics which show how the staff numbers in Sheffield compare with those in the other districts in the South Yorkshire council area, and with the average for all metropolitan districts.
§ 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 + part-time) Staff per thousand population Sheffield 30,887 56.8 Barnsley 11,071 49.9 Doncaster 15,199 52.8 Rotherham 12,679 50.9 The average staff per thousand for all metropolitan districts is 49.6.
§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest available figures for the net debt per capita of the city of Sheffield; and if he will give comparative statistics which show how Sheffield's debt compares with the other districts in the South Yorkshire council area and with the average of all metropolitan districts.
§ Mr. KingThe figures are as follows:
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Outstanding Debt per head*† 31 March 1981 Sheffield 733 Barnsley 629
Outstanding Debt per head*† 31 March 1981 Doncaster 590 Rotherham 751 — All South Yorkshire Districts 687 — All Metropolitan Districts 697 *As published in column 46 of "Return of Outstanding Debt", as at 31 March 1981, CIPFA. †OPCS mid-1980 population estimates.
§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest available figures of expenditure per thousand population on all services by the city of Sheffield; and if he will give comparative statistics which show how the expenditure in Sheffield compares with the expenditure of the other districts in the South Yorkshire council area and with the average of all metropolitan districts.
§ Mr. KingThe available information is as follows:
Expenditure per thousand population*† £ Sheffield 419,196 Barnsley 368,063 Doncaster 361,203 Rotherham 364,631 All South Yorkshire Districts 387,231 All Metropolitan Districts (England) 479,741 Notes:
*Gross revenue expenditure 1980–81 outturn (all services).
†OPCS mid-1980 population estimates.