§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the budget of the metropolitan districts for the current financial year, ranking them from the largest increase over the previous year to the smallest; and if he will make a statement. [15232]
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§ Mr. CurryThe information requested is as follows:
1995–96 Budget £million 1995–96 Adjusted budget1 £ million 1996–97 Budget£ million Percentage change2 Rotherham 191.886 197.234 204.456 3.7 Bury 119.735 120.028 124.278 3.5 Doncaster 218.759 224.525 231.721 3.2 Solihull 132.629 135.811 140.013 3.1 Wigan 215.282 215.809 222.400 3.1 Calderdale 148.223 153.066 157.615 3.0 Barnsley 152.626 157.989 162.581 2.9 Wirral 261.938 273.540 281.336 2.9 Wakefield 219.034 226.390 232.768 2.8 Bolton 203.982 204.591 210.114 2.7 Walsall 206.172 212.314 218.041 2.7 Tameside 165.757 166.501 170.989 2.7 Dudley 204.690 211.519 217.205 2.7 Oldham 186.594 187.047 191.994 2.6 St. Helens 139.371 144.814 148.636 2.6 Trafford 149.211 149.520 153.437 2.6 Knowsley 146.319 150.259 154.007 2.5 South Tyneside 125.289 128.250 131.398 2.5 Leeds 523.139 541.969 555.234 2.4 Birmingham 924.316 948.155 971.119 2.4 Sefton 216.669 225.553 230.927 2.4 North Tyneside 148.463 151.991 155.538 2.3 Sheffield 392.763 406.705 415.883 2.3 Gateshead 163.877 167.542 171.093 2.1 Kirklees 286.117 295.504 301.671 2.1 Manchester 441.632 444.664 453.889 2.1 Coventry 247.102 253.405 258.660 2.1 Liverpool 469.714 485.842 495.894 2.1 Rochdale 166.918 167.553 171.014 2.1 Newcastle upon Tyne 233.991 239.336 244.280 2.1 Bradford 402.125 413.955 422.482 2.1 Wolverhampton 209.220 215.043 219.466 2.1 Sunderland 231.774 236.867 241.695 2.0 Salford 194.050 195.606 199.572 2.0 Sandwell 241.733 249.201 254.205 2.0 Stockport 196.271 196.382 199.761 1.7 1 Adjusted to take account of community care special grant payable in 1995–96; the ending of metropolitan rail grant; and the opting-out of passenger transport executives from rail service support. 2 Calculated based on the adjusted budgets.