§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what increase was allocated by his Department for social service provision in Devon County Council's standard spending assessment for 2000–01. [120090]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 2 May 2000]The personal social services standard spending assessment for 2000–01 for Devon County Council increased by £5,326,769, or 5.2 per cent., compared with the previous year.