§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what account is taken of the social index in determining the Government's allocation of funding to local authorities. [14503]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe social index is one of the indicators used to allocate the sub-block of the all other services standard spending assessment for services provided predominantly by non-metropolitan district
Other personal social services £ per head Population aged 18–64 Other social services index Morbidity Area cost Other PSS total SSA Harrow 19 4 8 3 34 Bournemouth 18 3 10 0 31 Richmond 20 1 7 3 31 Knowsley 18 -1 17 0 34 Liverpool 19 -1 17 0 34 Sefton 18 -4 12 0 26 St. Helens 19 -5 15 0 29 Wirral 18 -3 12 0 27
District level all other services £ per head Enhanced population Population density Social index Economic index Population sparsity Area cost District services total SSA Harrow 74 22 7 -6 0 11 109 Bournemouth 81 19 5 2 0 0 109 Richmond 76 25 1 -7 1 10 106 Knowsley 77 22 -1 23 2 0 124 Liverpool 80 31 -1 24 0 0 135 Sefton 77 20 -7 4 1 0 95 St. Helens 76 18 -7 6 2 0 94 Wirral 75 20 -5 7 1 0 98 Rows may not sum to totals due to rounding