§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each of the county and county borough councils in Wales and for Wales as a whole in constant prices(a) the estimated cost of the 1997 teachers' pay award, (b) the estimated cost of community care, (c) the estimated cost of provision for police authorities and (d) the remaining amount of total standard spending assessments announced on 12 December indicating, in each case, the actual and percentage increase or decrease relative to equivalent figures for 1996–97 set after consultation in January 1996; [10726]
(2) if he will publish for each of the county and county borough councils and for Wales as a whole in constant prices (a) total standard spending assessments, including provision for community care and police authorities, set after consultation with local authorities in January 1996 296W for 1996–97, (b) the equivalent provisional standard spending assessments following his statement to the House on 12 December 1996 for 1997–98 and (c) the percentage change between (a) and (b) in each case. [10719]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesSpecific costs such as teachers' pay are not identified separately within local authorities' standard spending assessments. The 1997 teachers' pay award will be announced by the School Teachers' Review Body in the near future. It has been directed to have regard to affordability in the light of the 1997–98 local government revenue settlements for England and Wales.
Provision in respect of care in the community is included within local authorities' standard spending assessments. Individual allocations for 1996–97 and 1997–98 at constant prices are shown in table 1. The remaining information requested for councils standard spending assessment at constant prices is given in tables 2 and 3.
Provision for police authorities is assessed separately and comprises SSA and police grant. These figures at constant prices are shown in table 4. The figures provided in the tables have not been adjusted to take account of changes in local authority functions between 1996–97 and 1997–98.
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Table 1: Allocations within total standard spending assessments in respect of care in the community Council 1997–981 (£000) 1996–97 (£000) Change (£000) Percentage change Blaenau Gwent 4,157 3,758 399 10.6 Bridgend 7,133 6,401 732 11.4 Caerphilly 8,968 8,085 884 10.9 Cardiff 15,677 14,109 1,568 11.1 Carmarthenshire 10,924 9,839 1,085 11.0 Ceredigion 4,174 3,753 421 11.2 Conwy 7,182 6,485 697 10.8 Denbighshire 5,678 5,170 508 9.8 Flintshire 7,115 6,393 722 11.3 Gwynedd 7,553 6,804 749 11.0 Isle of Anglesey 3,909 3,608 301 8.3 Merthyr Tydfil 3,746 3,413 333 9.8 Monmouthshire 4,451 3,941 510 12.9 Neath Port Talbot 8,734 7,794 940 12.1 Newport 7,212 6,553 658 10.0 Pembrokeshire 6,229 5,597 632 11.3 Powys 7,400 6,687 713 10.7 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 15,248 13,748 1,501 10.9 Swansea 13,329 12,092 1,237 10.2 Torfaen 4,536 4,088 448 11.0 The Vale of Glamorgan 5,875 5,363 512 9.5 Wrexham 6,660 5,963 697 11.7 All county and county borough councils 165,891 149,644 16,247 10.9 1 Allocations in the provisional 1997–98 local government revenue settlement estimated at 1996–97 prices.
Table 2: Allocations within total standard spending assessments in respect of care in the community Council 1997–981 (£000) 1996–97 (£000) Change (£000) Percentage change Blaenau Gwent 59,937 60,738 -801 -1.3 Bridgend 100,649 101.186 -538 -0.5 Caerphilly 135,717 136,242 -524 -0.4 Cardiff 230,477 230,924 -448 -0.2 Carmarthenshire 138,167 138,519 -352 -0.3 Ceredigion 56,240 56,162 78 0.1 Conwy 84,105 83,563 542 0.6 Denbighshire 73,029 73,384 -356 -0.5 Flintshire 106,235 106,166 70 0.1 Gwynedd 99,975 99,599 376 0.4 Isle of Anglesey 56,737 57,194 -457 -0.8 Methyr Tydfil 51,807 52,446 -639 -1.2 Monmouthshire 60,396 60,104 293 0.5 Neath Port Talbot 111,319 112,657 -1,338 -1.2 Newport 109,344 110,963 -1,618 -1.5 Pembrokeshire 93,878 94,833 -955 -1.0 Powys 108,848 108,961 -114 -0.1 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 191,365 193,338 -1,973 -1.0 Swansea 179,302 181,451 -2,149 -1.2 Torfaen 72,492 73,709 -1,217 -1.7 The Vale of Glamorgan 88,245 89,270 -1,025 -1.1 Wrexham 92,158 92,595 -436 -0.5 All councils 2,300,424 2,314,005 -13,581 -0.6 1Provisional 1997–98 local government revenue settlement estimated at 1996–97 prices. 298W
Table 3: Allocations within total standard spending assessments in respect of care in the community Council 1997–981 (£000) 1996–97 (£000) Change (£000) Percentage change Blaenau Gwent 64,094 64.496 -402 -0.6 Bridgend 107,782 107,587 194 0.2 Caerphilly 144,686 144,327 359 0.2 Cardiff 246,154 245,034 1,120 0.5 Carmarthenshire 149,091 148,358 733 0.5 Ceredigion 60,415 59,915 500 0.8 Conwy 91,287 90,048 1,239 1.4 Denbighshire 78,707 78,555 152 0.2 Flintshire 113,350 112,559 792 0.7 Gwynedd 107,528 106,403 1,125 1.1 Isle of Anglesey 60,646 60,802 -156 -0.3 Merthyr Tydfil 55,554 55,859 -306 -0.5 Monmouthshire 64,847 64,045 803 1.3 Neath Port Talbot 120,053 120,451 -398 -0.3 Newport 116,556 117,516 -960 -0.8 Pembrokeshire 110,106 100,430 -324 -0.3 Powys 116,248 115,649 599 0.5 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 206,614 207,086 -472 -0.2
Table 3: Total standard spending assessments Council 1997–981 (£000) 1996–97 (£000) Change (£000) Percentage change Swansea 192,631 193,543 -912 -0.5 Torfaen 77,028 77,796 -769 -1.0 The Vale of Glamorgan 94,121 94,634 -513 -0.5 Wrexham 98,818 98,558 260 0.3 All councils 2,466,315 2,463,649 2,666 0.1 1 Provisional 1997–98 local government revenue settlement estimated at 1996–97 prices.
Table 4: Total standard spending assessments and allocations of police grant for police authorities Police authority 1997–981(£000) 1996–97 (£000) Change (£000) Percentage change Dyfed-Powys 48,777 48,579 198 0.4 Gwent 63,237 62,752 485 0.8 North Wales 69,818 69,340 478 0.7 South Wales 152,097 151,074 1,023 0.7 All police authorities 333,929 331,745 2,184 0.7 1 Provisional 1997–98 local government revenue settlement estimated at 1996–97 prices.