HC Deb 05 December 2001 vol 376 c387W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what are the areas of expenditure contained in the port health budget for each of the last three years for which figures are available. [20819]

Mr. Raynsford

English local authorities have reported the following expenditure on port health.

Port health expenditure 1995–96 to 1997–98
£000
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Expenditure
Employees 2,443 2,671 2,794
Running expenses 3,645 3,612 3,839
Joint arrangements 61 0 0
Total expenditure 6,149 6,283 6,633
Income
Sales 41 5 0
Fees and charges 1,393 1,675 2,386
Other income 289 204 137
Joint arrangements 91 173 70
Total income 1,813 2,057 2,593
Net current expenditure 4,335 4,226 4,040

No further expenditure details are available.