Local Education Authority Spending (Hansard, 22 January 1997)

HC Deb 22 January 1997 vol 288 c654W 654W

§ Mr. Rooker
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what factors underlie the differences in the rules for local education authority spending limits according to whether they are London boroughs, shire counties or metropolitan districts. [12054]

§ Sir Paul Beresford
In determining the caps limits for each class of authority, the Secretary of State takes into a range of factors including the pressures on authorities and the underlying increases in standard spending assessment.