HC Deb 05 December 1995 vol 268 c177W
Mr. William O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what instructions his Department has given to the Local Government Commission on the review of boundaries of metropolitan areas; and if he will make a statement. [4097]

Sir Paul Beresford

None. We are considering what reviews the commission should undertake in addition to its statutory responsibilities for periodic electoral reviews.

Local authority Change in total SSA 1995–96 (£ million) Percentage change in total 1995–96 (Percentage) Change in education SSA 1995–96 (£ million) Percentage change in 1995–96 (Percentage)
Bedfordshire -1.830 -0.5 0.603 0.3
Berkshire 6.809 1.5 5.788 2.2
Buckinghamshire -0.104 — 1.762 0.7
Cambridgeshire 4.348 1.2 4.528 2.0
Cheshire -0.927 -0.2 -1.428 -0.4
Cornwall 5.178 1.9 1.936 1.3
Cumbria -0.146 -0.1 -0.934 -0.6
Derbyshire 0.994 0.2 1.980 0.7
Devon 10.114 1.7 6.848 2.1
Dorset 3.024 0.9 2.089 1.1
Durham -0.377 -0.1 0.257 0.1
East Sussex 6.766 1.7 6.404 3.1
Essex -4.799 -0.5 -1.391 -0.3
Gloucestershire 7.095 2.4 2.198 1.3
Hampshire -0.814 0.1 2.302 0.5
Hereford and Worcester 4.886 1.4 4.751 2.2
Hertfordshire 9.753 1.6 10.328 2.9
Kent 3.126 0.3 4.416 0.8
Lancashire 7.180 0.9 6.688 1.4
Leicestershire 3.206 0.6 2.919 0.9
Lincolnshire 1.117 0.3 0.614 0.3
Norfolk -1.500 -0.4 -1.580 -0.7
Northamptonshire 0.947 0.3 1.563 0.8
Northumberland -1.225 -0.6 -1.980 -1.8
Nottinghamshire 3.214 0.5 3.205 0.9
Oxfordshire -1.655 -0.5 1.543 0.8
Shropshire 1.230 0.5 1.248 0.9
Somerset 3.656 1.4 3.494 2.5
Staffordshire 3.094 0.5 4.054 1.2
Suffolk 1.835 0.5 3.156 1.6
Surrey 18.146 3.5 16.766 5.9
Warwickshire 1.129 0.4 1.839 1.2
West Sussex 1.649 0.4 3.524 1.6
Wiltshire 3.831 1.2 4.878 2.7
Avon (Old area) 0.094 — -0.419 -0.1
Cleveland (Old area) 0.262 0.1 0.007 —
Humberside (Old area) -0.422 -0.1 -0.394 -0.1
North Yorkshire (Old area) 3.784 1.0 3.838 1.7

  1. 1. Changes calculated using Adjusted SSAs. The adjusted SSA updates the previous years SSA to take account of changes in function and geographical responsibility, but not data, methodology or control total changes.
  2. 2. Due to Local Government reorganisation, Avon CC, Cleveland CC, and Humberside CC have been abolished. The new area of North Yorkshire CC excludes the new area of York Unitary Authority.