HC Deb 17 February 1992 vol 204 cc61-2W
Mrs. Currie

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in rank order the SSA per head for the English shire counties for the forthcoming year, and for 1991–92.

Mr. Key

The SSA figures in pounds per adult are as follows for 1991–92 and 1992–93.

SSA per head of adult for English shire counties for 1991–92
Local authority 1991–92 Total SSA (£ adult)
Cleveland 964
Bedfordshire 851
Lanchashire 843
Humberside 839
Leicestershire 837
Buckinghamshire 833
Northamptonshire 813
Berkshire 805
Nottinghamshire 802
Kent 802
Durham 794
Shropshire 793
Cornwall 790
Isle of Wight 786
Hertfordshire 783
Essex 778
Cheshire 777
Cumbria 775
Lincolnshire 773
Cambridgeshire 772
Hampshire 763
Somerset 763
Wiltshire 753
Suffolk 752
Staffordshire 750
Avon 745
Derbyshire 743
Gloucestershire 743
Oxfordshire Devon 742
Devon 739
North Yorkshire 739
Hereford and Worcester 737
Northumberland 735
East Sussex 734
Norfolk 729
Warwickshire 728
West Sussex 718
Surrey 699
Dorset 680

SSA per head of adult for English shire counties for 1992–93
Local authority 1992–93 Total SSA (£ adult)
Cleveland 1,034
Bedfordshire 940
Buckinghamshire 912
Lancashire 912
Humberside 904
Leicestershire 902
Berkshire 889
Northamptonshire 881
Nottinghamshire 869
Kent 865
Isle of Wight 861
Hertfordshire 851
Durham 847
Essex 844
Shropshire 844
Cambridgeshire 842
Cornwall 840
Cheshire 837
Lincolnshire 830
Hampshire 829
Cumbria 828
Wiltshire 809
Staffordshire 807
Somerset 807
Gloucestershire 804
Suffolk 799
Avon 798
East Sussex 798
Derbyshire 795
Oxfordshire 794
Devon 792
North Yorkshire 789
Northumberland 787
Hereford and Worcester 785
Warwickshire 782
Norfolk 782
West Sussex 777
Surrey 759
Dorset 740