§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the amount spent per head of population on youth services for each local authority area in the North West Region in(a) 1990, (b) 1995 and (c) the last year for which figures are available. [111665]
§ Mr. WicksThe following table sets out the unit cost per head of population, based on the 13 to 19-year-old population for each authority in the north-west region, and in the Merseyside area, as these two regions are often presented together. These figures cover 1995–96, and 1997–98, the latest figures which are available. Information for unit cost per head of population for 1990–91 is not available because the Office for National Statistics (ONS) did not collect individual age band data at that time.
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North-west region and Merseyside—youth service expenditure Unit costs per head of population (£ cash) LEA number LEA name 1990–91 1995–96 1997–98 Merseyside 340 Knowsley n/a 1— 1— 341 Liverpool n/a 156 146 342 St. Helens n/a 43 57 343 Sefton n/a 61 63 344 Wirral n/a 80 69 North-west 350 Bolton n/a 71 53 351 Bury n/a 74 47 352 Manchester n/a 67 59 353 Oldham n/a 62 117 354 Rochdale n/a 77 73 355 Salford n/a 49 56
North-west region and Merseyside—youth service expenditure Unit costs per head of population (£ cash) LEA number LEA name 1990–91 1995–96 1997–98 356 Stockport n/a 49 54 357 Tameside n/a 101 91 358 Trafford n/a 55 53 359 Wigan n/a 45 46 906 Cheshire n/a 48 71 923 Lancashire n/a 90 88 909 Cumbria n/a 41 39 1 Figures not available Notes:
1. Unit costs are presented in cash terms.
2. Unit costs have been calculated using net current expenditure (after recharges for management and support services) from the Department of Transport and the Regions Revenue Outtum form called the RO1, together with population data supplied by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).