HC Deb 27 February 1998 vol 307 cc402-3W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the projected total revenue support grant for Essex as a percentage of the projected total standard spending assessment for Essex for the year 1998–99 and for each of the preceding five years. [31775]

Mr. Raynsford

The information for Essex County Council is:

Year RSG £million SSA £million RSG as a percentage of SSA
1993–94 386.223 936.163 41.3
1994–95 442.710 987.652 44.8
1995–96 395.253 923.590 42.8
1996–97 388.509 967.944 40.1
1997–98 406.350 985.682 41.2
1998–99 330.056 836.353 39.6

For 1998–99 Essex County Council will be reorganised so figures are not directly comparable with earlier years. The figures are not adjusted to take account of varying local authority functions over the period.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the projected total education standard spending assessment for Essex as a percentage of projected total SSA for Essex for the year 1998–99 and for each of the preceding five years. [31776]

Mr. Raynsford

The education standard spending assessment as a proportion of the total standard spending assessment for Essex County Council for 1998–99 and each of the preceding five years is shown in the table. For 1998–99 Essex County Council will be reorganised so figures are not directly comparable with earlier years. The figures are not adjusted to take account of varying local authority functions over the period.

Year Education SSA as a percentage of total SSA
1998–99 59.4
1997–98 58.0
1996–97 58.6
1995–96 58.5
1994–95 55.5
1993–94 56.7