HC Deb 01 February 1995 vol 253 cc687-90W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 local authorities that gained and lost the largest sums through the changes to the education standard spending assessment formula, stating how much each gained or lost.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Taken on a comparable basis the 10 authorities which have gained the most in their education standard spending assessment for 1995–96, and the amount, are:

£million
Surrey County Council 16.766
Hertfordshire County Council 10.328
London Borough of Lambeth 6.926
Devon County Council 6.848
Lancashire County Council 6.688
East Sussex County Council 6.404
London Borough of Southwark 6.308
Berkshire County Council 5.788
London Borough of Croydon 5.329
Wiltshire County Council 4.878

The 10 authorities which have lost the most, and the amount, are:

£million
London Borough of Havering 2.485
Northumberland County Council 1.980
Norfolk County Council 1.580
Cheshire County Council 1.428
Essex County Council 1.391
Birmingham City Council 1.316
Stockport Metropolitan Borough 1.140
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough 1.052
Sunderland City Council 0.993
Cumbria County Council 0.934

These tables compare the Education SSA for 1995–96 with the sum of the Education SSA for 1994–95 and the estimated net income from recoupment payments in 1994–95.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities that made representations to him regarding the changes to the education standard spending assessment formula; and on what dates these representations were made.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The authorities listed have made representations about the education element in standard spending assessments during the 1995–96 consultation period.

Authorities
Avon County Council 5 January 1995
Bedfordshire County Council 5 January 1995
Berkshire County Council 5 January 1995
Birmingham City Council 7 December 1994
6 January 1995
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 7 December 1994
22 December 1994
5 January 1995
Bradford City Council 5 December 1994
14 December 1994
6 January 1995
Buckinghamshire County Council 4 January 1995
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 16 December 1994
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 7 December 1994
20 December 1994
Cheshire County Council 9 January 1995
Coventry City Council 23 December 1994
10 January 1995

Authorities
Cumbria County Council 20 December 1994
11 January 1995
Derbyshire County Council 29 December 1994
Dorset County Council 4 January 1995
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 5 January 1995
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 21 December 1994
Hampshire County Council 9 December 1994
10 January 1995
Hereford and Worcester County Council 6 January 1995
10 January 1995
Hertfordshire County Council 6 January 1995
Kent County Council 3 January 1995
6 January 1995
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 6 January 1995
10 January 1995
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 9 December 1994
County of the Isles of Scilly 6 January 1995
Lancashire County Council 12 January 1995
Lincolnshire County Council 12 December 1994
19 December 1994
6 January 1995
12 January 1995
Liverpool City Council 23 December 1994
London Borough of Bexley 12 January 1995
London Borough of Brent 12 December 1994
5 January 1994
9 January 1995
London Borough of Bromley 9 December 1994
5 January 1995
London Borough of Camden 7 December 1994
22 December 1994
London Borough of Croydon 15 December 1994
21 December 1994
29 December 1994
London Borough of Ealing 9 January 1995
London Borough of Enfield 11 January 1995
London Borough of Harrow 4 January 1995
London Borough of Havering 4 January 1995
10 January 1995
London Borough of Hillingdon 23 December 1994
12 January 1995
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 13 December 1994
London Borough of Lewisham 6 January 1995
London Borough of Merton 10 January 1995
London Borough of Redbridge 21 November 1994
5 January 1995
London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames 6 January 1995
London Borough of Southwark 4 January 1995
London Borough of Sutton 22 December 1994
21 December 1994
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 5 January 1995
London Borough of Wandsworth 4 January 1995
Norfolk County Council 23 December 1994
Northamptonshire County Council 13 December 1994
3 January 1995
Northumberland County Council 4 January 1995
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 2 December 1994
5 January 1995
Salford City Council 5 January 1995
11 January 1995
17 January 1995
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 6 January 1995
Sheffield City Council 6 January 1995
9 January 1995
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 4 January 1995
5 January 1995
6 January 1995
19 January 1995
Staffordshire County Council 3 January 1995
6 January 1995
St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council 5 January 1995
13 January 1995
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 6 December 1994
4 January 1995

Authorities
Suffolk County Council 12 December 1994
Surrey County Council 12 December 1994
23 December 1994
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 22 December 1994
12 January 1995
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 5 January 1995
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 29 December 1994

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what contribution the highway maintenance indicator makes to the standard spending assessment of(a) Westminster, (b) Coventry and (c) Birmingham councils.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The table shows the information requested in respect of standard spending assessments for 1995–96.

Local Aurhority Highway Maintenance Assessment £million Total Standard Spending Assessment £million Highway Maintenance as percentage of total percentage
Westminster 9.680 241.849 4.0
Coventry 10.244 227.863 4.5
Birmingham 35.567 880.278 4.0

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the effect of the changes to the education standard spending assessment formula on the standard spending assessment of Westminster and Coventry councils.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Taken on a comparable basis, the percentage increases between 1994–95 and 1995–96 in the Education standard spending assessments for Westminster and Coventry are:

  • Westminster: 2.6 per cent.
  • Coventry: 2.0 per cent.

These figures compare the education SSA for 1995–96 with the sum of the education SSA for 1994–95 and the estimated net income from recoupment payments in 1994–95.