§ Mr. LewisTo 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;
70W(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