§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the increase or decrease in local authority borrowing power for education for each local education authority for the next financial year in order of(a) cash magnitude and (b) as a percentage of last year's borrowing power.
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LEA Changes between 1990–91 and 1991–92 Annual Capital Guidelines in order of cash magnitude LEA Difference between 1990–91 and 1991–92 Annual Capital Guidelines in order of percentage change compared to 1990–91 Annual Capital Guidelines £000s Percentage Leeds 13,810 Leeds 539 Essex 8,315 Kingston 386 East Sussex 8,149 Kirklees 212 Kent 7,563 Hounslow 181 Derbyshire 6,678 Wolverhampton 164 Dudley 5,900 Dudley 164 Oldham 5,093 Gateshead 163 Lancashire 4,265 Oldham 149 Rochdale 3,994 Bromley 117 Hampshire 3,193 Lewisham 104 Wigan 3,085 Rochdale 98 Tower Hamlets 3,078 East Sussex 95 Newham 3,016 Croydon 88 Oxfordshire 2,850 Northumberland 81 Lincoln 2,629 Brent 80 Kirklees 2,581 Oxfordshire 76 Buckinghamshire 2,580 Wigan 70 Northampton 2,460 Westminster 64 Staffordshire 2,268 Sunderland 63 Suffolk 2,067 Essex 60 Durham 1,987 Buckinghamshire 57 Bromley 1,972 Newham 54 Surrey 1,820 Bury 54 Gateshead 1,758 Manchester 53 Cumbria 1,699 Ealing 53 Manchester 1,635 Bexley 52 Northumberland 1,583 Enfield 50 Nottinghamshire 1,451 Newcastle 49 Wolverhampton 1,285 Surrey 49 Lewisham 1,280 Stockport 48 Sunderland 1,188 Kent 47 Kingston 1,035 Derbyshire 46 Hounslow 977 Durham 40 Croydon 935 Northampton 40 Newcastle 768 Tower Hamlets 40 Enfield 655 Nottinghamshire 39 Bexley 649 Lincoln 36 Stockport 619 Staffordshire 36 Birmingham 589 Suffolk 26
§ Mr. FallonThe information requested is shown in the table. No conclusions should, however, be drawn from a comparison of annual capital guidelines received by an LEA in any two years. Our distribution of annual capital guidelines is made on the basis of the consistent application of objective criteria and each LEA's annual capital guidelines reflects the extent to which its plans for spending on schools and colleges match these criteria in the year in question.
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LEA Changes between 1990–91 and 1991–92 Annual Capital Guidelines in order of cash magnitude LEA Difference between 1990–91 and 1991–92 Annual Capital Guidelines in order of percentage change compared to 1990–91 Annual Capital Guidelines £000s Percentage Brent 546 Hampshire 24 Hereford and Worcestershire 526 Tameside 24 Ealing 473 Lancashire 23 North Yorkshire 470 Cumbria 21 Bury 440 Isle of Wight 18 Sutton 390 Barking 18 Isle of Wight 351 Hammersmith 18 Tameside 335 Sutton 13 Shropshire 263 Bolton 12 Westminster 244 North Yorkshire 11 Coventry 218 Coventry 11 Hammersmith 188 Calderdale 10 Calderdale 147 Warwickshire 9 Somerset 142 Hereford and Worcestershire 8 Warwickshire 137 Birmingham 6 Bolton 97 South Tyneside 5 South Tyneside 94 Shropshire 4 Barking 88 Walsall 3 Walsall 41 Somerset 3 Sefton 32 Sefton 1 Wirral 25 Wirral 1 City1 2 Hertford -0 Hertford -2 Harrow -2 Harrow -17 West Sussex -3 Islington -69 Norfolk -3 Barnet -85 Bradford -4 Norfolk -100 Cornwall -4 Haringey -114 Islington -6 West Sussex -124 Humberside -7 Solihull -128 Solihull -8 Hillingdon -135 Barnet -10 Isles of Stilly -204 Cheshire -10 Cornwall -280 Haringey -10 Kensington -300 Cleveland -11 Wandsworth -304 Hillingdon -12 Lambeth -328 Salford -12 Sandwell -334 Avon -13 Cleveland -350 Kensington -14 Bradford -377 Bedfordshire -18 Richmond -435 Wandsworth -18 Bedfordshire -436 Gloucester -19 Salford -467 Sandwell -20 Doncaster -485 Wiltshire -21 North Tyneside -536 Lambeth -22 Camden -537 Hackney -24 Rotherham -550 Berkshire -27 Cheshire -557 Richmond -31 Hackney -613 Dorset -32 Humberside -633 Rotherham -35 Avon -707 Cambridge -35 Redbridge -825 Camden -38 Knowsley -907 Leicester -38 Sheffield -1,057 Devon -41 Barnsley -1,077 Liverpool -41 Berkshire -1,218 North Tyneside -42 Dorset -1,249 Sheffield -44 Wiltshire -1,283 Knowsley 44 Gloucester -1,475 St. Helens -44 St. Helens -2,243 Waltham -49 Merton -2304 Redbridge -52 Wakefield -3119 Doncaster -56 Greenwich -3,173 Barnsley -57 Waltham -3,274 Wakefield -58 Havering -3,936 Trafford -61 Liverpool -3,979 Merton -64 Southwark -4,171 Havering -67 Leicester -4,232 Southwark -77 Cambridge -4,693 Greenwich -82 Devon -5,269 Isles of Stilly -93 Trafford -5,765 1 CITY percentage not possible as 1990–91 ACG £0,000, 1991–92 ACG £2,000. Note: It is important to note that Solihull, Cornwall and Tower Hamlets are to receive additional allocations as Supplementary Credit Approvals in 1991–92.