§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 7 February,Official Report, columns 196–97, which local education authorities budgeted by more than £50,000 below their capping limits in the years 1992–93 and 1993–94; and in each case by how much in cash and percentage of total spending. [19967]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe local education authorities which budgeted more than £50,000 below their capping limits in 1992–93 and 1993–94 are as follows:
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£ million 1Percentage of budget requirement (a) 1992–93 City of London 3.585 4.7 Kensington and Chelsea 3.197 2.4 Wandsworth 35.378 15.3 Westminster 29.362 14.5 Barnet 0.500 0.2 Bexley 4.435 3.0 Brent 10.131 3.8 Bromley 8.765 5.0 Croydon 13.361 5.7 Ealing 5.289 2.0 Harrow 0.137 0.1 Kingston upon Thames 0.401 0.4 Redbridge 2.750 1.6 Oldham 3.944 2.2 Trafford 3.301 2.3 Newcastle upon Tyne 0.053 0.02 Sunderland 0.755 0.3 Solihull 0.248 0.2 Wolverhampton 0.341 0.2 Bedfordshire 2.000 0.6 Cumbria 0.279 0.1 Essex 36.980 3.9 Hampshire 38.465 4.2 Hertfordshire 4.543 0.7 Kent 23.358 2.4 North Yorkshire 10.712 2.6 West Sussex 28.066 7.3 Wiltshire 2.553 0.8 Isles of Scilly 0.151 6.2
£ million 1Percentage of budget requirement (b) 1993–94 City of London 3.146 4.3 Wandsworth 7.329 3.0 Westminster 17.275 8.5 Barking and Dagenham 1.537 1.4 Bromley 0.891 0.5 Ealing 0.801 0.3 Hillingdon 1.360 0.8 Trafford 0.563 0.4 Sunderland 0.108 0.05 Solihull 0.958 0.8 Essex 3.959 0.4 Hampshire 36.056 4.2 Hereford and Worcester 3.725 1.0 Leicestershire 7.102 1.3 Northamptonshire 2.848 0.8 Surrey 2.390 0.4 West Sussex 8.637 2.2 Isles of Scilly 0.116 4.8 1 Budget requirement to finance services including education.