HC Deb 16 December 1991 vol 201 cc69-70W
Mr. Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the provisional level of total spend per adult at standard spending assessment in 1991–92 for(a) Wandsworth, (b) Westminster and (c) each of the 10 district authorities of Greater Manchester;

(2) what has been the total spend per adult at standard spending assessment in 1990–91 for (a) Wandsworth, (b) Westminster and (c) each district authority in Greater Manchester.

Mr. Key

[holding answer 13 December 1991]: A standard spending assessment represents the Government's view of the appropriate amount of revenue expenditure which would enable a prudent authority to provide a standard level of service, taking into account its physical, social and demographic characteristics.

The SSAs for 1990–91 and 1991–92 expressed in £s per adult for all inner London boroughs and districts in Greater Manchester are given in the table.

1991–92 SSA 1990–91 SSA
(£/adult) (£/adult)
Camden 1,403 1,166
Greenwich 1,191 986
Hackney 1,920 1,569
Hammersmith and Fulham 1,335 1,118
Islington 1,551 1,267
Kensington and Chelsea 1,178 1,192
Lambeth 1,718 1,392
Lewisham 1,295 1,019
Southwark 1,455 1,171
Tower Hamlets 1,872 1,591
Wandsworth 1,262 982
Westminster 1,548 1,276
Bolton 970 816
Bury 823 681
Manchester 1,448 1,170
Oldham 1,055 879
Rochdale 1,024 809
Salford 1,019 855
Stockport 816 678
Tameside 913 730
Trafford 916 754
Wigan 857 716