HC Deb 19 December 2000 vol 360 cc142-3W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per head of population by social services in Cambridgeshire in each year since 1990–91 at current prices. [142868]

Mr. Hutton

The gross amounts spent per head of population on social services in Cambridgeshire in each year from 1990–91 to 1999–2000, at 1999–2000 prices, are given in the table.

Gross amount spent per head of population per year on social services in Cambridgeshire at 1999–2000 prices1
Year £
1990–91 105.19
1991–92 109.01
1992–93 111.56
1993–94 122.71
1994–95 145.20
1995–96 150.59
1996–97 149.86
1997–98 157.42
1998–99 172.22

Gross amount spent per head of population per year on social services in Cambridgeshire at 1999–2000 prices1
Year £
1998–992 181.34
1999–20001 178.78
1999–20001,2 194.20
Notes:
1Source of population data is the Office of National zStatistics. Finance data is derived from revenue outturn figures supplied by local authorities on form RO3 (1999–2000 finance data is derived from the Key Statistics return made to the Department by local authorities and must be regarded as provisional until confirmed by revenue outturn figures).
2Including Peterborough. Peterborough became a separate unitary local authority from April 1998. Therefore, the amounts shown for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 which include Peterborough are those directly comparable with the previous years.