HC Deb 07 May 1991 vol 190 cc444-5W
Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing(a) the revenue budget for 1990–91 and (b) the standard spending assessment for 1990–91 for each local education authority in Wales.

Mr. David Hunt

The standard spending assessment for each county council in Wales relates to the totality of services it provides and is not hypothecated to individual services. The following table gives the 1990–91 standard spending assessment for each county, together with the comparable estimated revenue expenditure:

1990–91
£ million
Estimated net revenue expenditure1 Standard spending assessment
Clwyd 244.9 225.4
Dyfed 208.5 202.3
Gwent 256.4 248.4
Gwynedd 145.5 142.2
Mid Glamorgan 328.7 320.1
Powys 78.0 77.7
South Glamorgan 234.7 228.7
West Glamorgan 221.4 205.4
1 Net of sales, fees, charges and specific grants.

Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing(a) the capital bid for 1990–91 and (b) the capital allocation for 1990–91 for each local education authority in Wales.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Capital resources for Welsh local authorities, including those allocated to education authorities are distributed mainly by means of formulae which have been endorsed by the local authority associations. They are not hypothecated to particular services and are not subject to bids. At the all-Wales level I set the total assumed gross expenditure for education in 1990–91 at £53.7 million. The latest available projection, at October 1990, by local authorities of their planned spending was £49.3 million.