HC Deb 29 June 1998 vol 315 cc78-81W
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the bids for re-organisation costs for(a) 1994–95, (b). 1995–96, (c) 1996–97, (d) 1997–98 and (e) 1998–99, that have been made by local authorities subject to reorganisation on 1 April 1995,1996,1997 and 1998, and the proportion of the bids which were allocated supplementary credit approval cover for (a) to (e); and if he will list the capitalisation directions granted to those authorities in those same years. [47210]

Mr. Raynsford

I refer the right hon. Member to the replies given on 27 October 1997,Official Report, columns 808–14, 3 November 1997, Official Report, columns 72–73 and 17 December 1997, Official Report, columns 199–200. These replies gave bids and allocations for 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98, revised allocations for 1997–98 made after the mid-year review and initial allocations for 1998–99. Supplementary credit approvals (SCA) and capitalisation directions have not yet been issued for 1997–98 or 1998–99. The capitalisation directions for earlier years have generally equalled the SCA issued unless the authority has sought a lower amount, or a higher amount which has not exceeded the net revenue element of the final audited application for SCA.

The table lists the bids for 1997–98 and 1998–99, and the SCAs for 1994–95 to 1996–97 and allocations for 1997–98 and 1998–99 expressed as a percentage of bid.

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 mid year review 1998–99 initial
Local authority SCA as % of bid SCA as % of bid SCA as % of bid bid allocation as % of bid bid allocation as % of bid
Humberside 63
Kingston upon Hull 80 95 4,205 28 3,073 59
East Riding Yorkshire1 73 96 2,576 97 4,259 100
North Lincolnshire1 93 100 2,709 44 3,289 100
North East Lincolnshire1 89 100 2,256 84 1,853 100
North Yorkshire 68 100
Ryedale 2 2
Selby 100 100
York1 91 100 800 100 0
Bedfordshire 0 88 1,046 95
Luton 0 73 3,874 90 1,973 100
Buckinghamshire 0 2 2
Milton Keynes 0 100 3,614 83 2,250 100
Derbyshire 0 99 650 100
Derby City 0 78 3,025 97 1,602 100
Dorset 2 2
Bournemouth 0 100 2,900 100 500 100
Poole 0 91 3,300 91 1,100 100
Durham 2 350 100
Darlington 0 100 2,794 71 993 100
East Sussex 73 2,641 76
Brighton and Hove1 0 52 4,721 85 1,207 100
Hampshire 72 2,884 55
Portsmouth 0 84 2,600 100 1,695 100
Southampton 0 76 4,586 70 2,185 100
Leicestershire 100 1,444 76
Leicester City 0 82 3,490 89
Rutland 100 1,160 100 1,065 100
Staffordshire 38 729 99
Stoke on Trent 0 72 2,725 95 1,348 100
Wiltshire 83 506 79
Swindon 0 47 2,720 73 902 100
Berkshire 0 9,801 42
Bracknell Forest 0 4,202 50 13 0
Newbury 0 2,843 84 2
Reading 0 6,901 43 2,081 100
Slough 0 5,658 46 1,781 100
Windsor and Maidenhead 0 4,000 55 2
Wokingham 7,431 47 2,262 100
Hereford and Worcester 2,735 84
Hereford City 375 67
Leominster 679 51
Malvern Hills 900 67
South Herefordshire 275 73
Herefordshire 4,888 61 5,155 100
Worcestershire 2,527 91 1,150 100
Malvern Hills (new) 385 100 360 100
Devon 4,404 68 715 100
Plymouth 6,286 46 10,109 100
Torbay 8,186 41 6,396 100
Essex 6,727 42 2,683 100
Southend on Sea 5,155 57 1,690 100
Thurrock 0 4,737 60 3,067 100
Nottinghamshire 3,617 66 3,334 100
Nottingham 0 5,694 54 3,920 100

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 mid year review 1998–99 initial
Local authority SCA as % of bid SCA as % of bid SCA as % of bid bid allocation as % of bid bid allocation as % of bid
Cheshire 5,605 45 3,345 68
Halton 3,547 70 2,832 100
Warrington 6,205 53 3,013 100
Shropshire 3,156 66 1,400 71
The Wrekin 6,803 44 4,301 100
Kent 4,697 68 986 76
Medway Towns 8,939 45 5,674 100
Cambridgeshire 1,863 75 320 100
Peterborough 5,429 63 2,204 100
Lancashire 5,290 53 1,465 100
Blackburn with Darwen 0 5,468 58 3,349 100
Blackpool 6,202 48 3,188 100
1Includes allocations to predecessor authorities
2No bid

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