§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the metropolitan district budgets for 1994–95 ranking them in order from the largest increase from the previous year to the lowest. [3199]
§ Mr. CurryThe information is as follows:
Percentage increase in budgeted net revenue expenditure 1993–94 to 1994–95 Budgeted net revenue expenditure Increase Metropolitan districts 1993–94 £000 1994–95 £000 Per cent. Bury 110,399 119,950 8.7 Dudley 191,851 208,375 8.6 Sunderland 216,544 230,944 6.6 St. Helens 132,743 140,857 6.1 Salford 179,220 188,998 5.5 Rochdale 161,430 170,041 5.3 Oldham 176,578 185,750 5.2 Sheffield 370,880 389,219 4.9 Stockport 186,869 196,104 4.9 Doncaster 206,068 215,770 4.7 Sefton 199,304 208,661 4.7 North Tyneside 137,860 144,150 4.6 Birmingham 892,141 932,140 4.5 Kirklees 277,650 289,371 4.2 Leeds 491,611 511,947 4.1 Wolverhampton 206,863 215,307 4.1 Manchester 417,968 434,576 4.0 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 217,066 225,691 4.0 Liverpool 447,622 465,140 3.9 Knowsley 141,829 147,285 3.8 Tameside 154,292 160,092 3.8 Barnsley 143,527 148,718 3.6 Wirral 248,457 257,081 3.5 South Tyneside 121,977 125,429 2.8 Bolton 192,921 198,298 2.8 Rotherham 183,835 188,901 2.8 Calderdale 143,241 146,839 2.5 Coventry 238,382 243,646 2.2 Bradford 394,674 402,018 1.9 Wigan 205,223 208,862 1.8 Sandwell 236,219 239,676 1.5 Solihull 123,725 125,507 1.4 Trafford 143,137 145,174 1.4 Gateshead 165,567 167,526 1.2 Wakefield 212,640 214,138 0.7 Walsall 207.930 205.563 –1.1