HC Deb 11 March 1997 vol 292 cc175-7W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were for (a) each unitary authority and (b) Wales as a whole for each year since 1992 in constant 1997 prices (i) total actual spending, (ii) the amount and percentage of total spending accounted for by (1) central Government funding and (2) local taxation and (iii) any other source

Local authority revenue expenditure at constant 1996–97 prices1
Funded by- Total spending
Total revenue expenditure Central government2 Local taxation3 Other4 Central government2 Local taxation3 Other4
£ million £ million £ million £ million Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
1992–93 2,923 2,683 253 -13 92 9 0
1993–94 2,810 2,567 291 -49 91 10 -2
1994–95 2,896 2.604 310 -17 90 11 -1
1995–965 3,026 2,587 340 99 85 11 3
1996–975 3,038 2,595 379 64 85 12 2
Local authority revenue expenditure 1996–97
Blaenau Owent 72.9 65.4 5.6 1.9 90 8 3
Bridgend 117.1 99.4 17.7 0.0 85 15 0
Caerphilly 155.3 137.3 16.7 1.3 88 11 1
Cardiff 270.7 230.4 33.2 7.1 85 12 3
Carmarthenshire 163.4 138.4 24.6 0.3 85 15 0
Ceredigion 68.1 58.0 9.8 0.3 85 14 0
Conwy 95.1 80.4 12.2 2.5 85 13 3
Denbighshire 86.3 74.2 11.6 0.5 86 13 1
Flintshire 122.0 102.4 19.6 0.0 84 16 0
Gwynedd 118.4 99.0 15.5 3.9 84 13 3
Isle of Anglesey 64.3 55.6 7.4 1.3 86 12 2
Methyr Tydfil 60.2 54.4 5.9 0.0 90 10 0
Monmouthshire 67.0 54.9 11.0 1.1 82 16 2
Neath Port Talbot 152.6 118.1 17.8 16.7 77 12 11
Newport 132.1 107.7 12.2 12.2 82 9 9
Pembrokeshire 104.7 91.4 13.2 0.0 87 13 0
Powys 121.7 104.8 15.6 1.3 86 13 1
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 232.7 206.9 23.0 2.7 89 10 1
Swansea 210.5 180.0 24.0 6.5 85 11 3
Torfaen 82.7 74.8 7.9 0.0 90 10 0
The Vale of Glamorgan 102.1 84.2 15.4 2.6 82 15 3
Wrexham 107.0 90.3 14.4 2.3 84 13 2
All authorities6 2.706.7 2,307.9 334.3 64.5 85 12 2
1 Includes police authorities.
2 Includes re-distributed non-domestic rates and council tax reduction scheme grant.
3Net of council tax benefit grant, which is included under central government funding.
4 Includes use of reserves and other adjustments.
5 Budgets
6 Differs from the total for Wales due to police authorities not being included.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what percentage of (a) comprehensive and (b) grant-maintained schools in Wales offer (i) Latin and (ii) ancient Greek as a (A) GCSE and (B) A-level option; and if he will make a statement. [19868]

Mr. Evans

The available information is given in the following table and relates to the number and percentage of schools entering pupils for examinations in Latin in 1996. There were no entries for ancient Greek from LEA maintained or grant-maintained secondary schools at GCSE or A-level in 1996.

of revenue; and if he will estimate the figures for the current unitary authority areas where boundaries have changed since 1992. [19860]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The available information is given in the following tables. There are no estimates for the financing of spending in the current unitary authority areas prior to 1996–97.