HC Deb 01 April 1998 vol 309 cc573-4W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the 10 local authorities with the(a) smallest and (b) largest increases in education SSA for 1998–99. [37137]

Mr. Byers

The following table sets out the information requested:

percentage
LEA Biggest increase LEA Smallest increase
Croydon + 7.7 City of London -6.7
Bexley + 7.6 Wandsworth + 2.2
Isle of Wight + 7.5 Hackney + 2.9
Southampton + 7.4 Camden + 3.0
Blackpool + 7.4 Rutland + 3.0
Tower Hamlets + 7.4 Bracknell + 3.1
Lewisham + 7.0 Plymouth + 3.2
North Yorkshire + 7.0 Westminster + 3.2
Bromley + 6.9 Hounslow + 3.6
Portsmouth + 6.9 Richmond + 3.7