§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for local education authorities in England (i) individually, (ii) by class and (iii) in total(a) the actual budget outturn for 1996–97, (b) the provisional budget for 1997–98 and (c) the provisional education standard spending assessment. [37781]
§ Mr. CurryBudgeted 1996–97 net revenue expenditure information by individual authority has been placed in the Library of the House. Class totals are as follows:
£ million Total net revenue expenditure Education net revenue expenditure Shire counties 17,190 9,956 Unitary authorities1 2,136 1,028 Isles of Scilly 3 1 Metropolitan districts1 9,470 4,462 City of London 143 4 Inner London boroughs 2,857 1,109 Outer London boroughs 3,873 1,849 All local education authorities1 35,672 18,409 1 Includes estimates for two authorities who have yet to return a valid RA96/97 form. Provisional budgets and standard spending assessments for 1997–98 will not be available until after the revenue support grant consultation announcement towards the end of this year.