HC Deb 05 February 1990 vol 166 c443W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby of 30 January, if he will list the factors taken into account in the children at risk index; and how they have operated in the case of the figure given in his answer for Humberside.

Mr. Chope

[holding answer 2 Februrary 1990]The factors which are taken into account in calculating the children at risk index are as follows:

  1. (i) the number of children aged under 18 years of age resident in each authority;
  2. (ii) the proportion of children living in private households containing a lone parent;
  3. (iii) the proportion of children dependent on a claimant receiving Supplementary Benefit or Income Support;
  4. (iv) the proportion of children living in private housholds in rented accommodation.

The weight given to each of these indicators and full details of the children's social services standard spending assessment are given in the Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (England), a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby of 30 January on the Humberside and national average figures for children at risk, what factors have caused the SSA allocation for child care for Humberside to be lower than the preceding grant-related expenditure allocation.

Mr. Chope

[holding answer 2 February 1990]I refer the hon. Member to my separate answer to him on 30 January at column171.