HC Deb 08 February 2001 vol 362 cc684-7W
Mr. Cash

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the levels of spending were on(a) library services and (b) leisure services per head of population in (i) Staffordshire and (ii) each other county of England (1) in the current year and (2) in each of the last three years, distinguishing in each case the element represented by Standard Spending Assessment. [148295]

Mr. Alan Howarth

It is not possible to list spending on leisure services in the private and voluntary sectors. However, local authorities do report their own expenditure on leisure services and these data are shown for Staffordshire and every other county1 in England on a per head basis in the table. Local authorities report their own expenditure on library services and this is also shown for Staffordshire and other counties1 in England on a per head basis. A definition for this expenditure data follows.

The SSA system does not make a separate provision for library or leisure services; rather these are two of the many services funded through the Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services SSA Block. Consequently, I am unable to provide the information requested.

Definition of Expenditure Data

Expenditure on services is defined as net current expenditure on employees and running expenses less sales, fees, charges, internal recharges, other non-grant income (such as receipts from other authorities). It is gross of expenditure funded by specific and special grants. 1The figure for each county includes all local authorities within that area.

1997–98 1998–99
County Population mid-1997 Library x £1,000 £ per head Leisure x £1,000 £ per head Population mid-1998 Library x £1,000 £ per head Leisure x £1,000 £ per head
Cleveland 555,842 7,772 13.98 12,285 22.10 556,344 7,811 14.04 13,687 24.60
Cornwall 485,621 4,774 9.83 4,232 8.71 488,373 5,418 11.09 7,650 15.66
Cumbria 492,113 5,129 10.42 7,447 15.13 492,884 5,278 10.71 11,195 22.71
Derbyshire 965,460 9,778 10.13 10,886 11.28 970,087 10,631 10.96 14,451 14.90
Devon 1,063,900 9,526 8.95 11,882 11.17 1,068,388 9,737 9.11 20,046 18.76
Dorset 687,520 8,374 12.18 5,295 7.70 691,215 8,584 12.42 11,577 16.75
Durham 608,349 6,043 9.93 12,166 20.00 607,770 6,670 10.97 14,349 23.61
East Sussex 740,733 8,141 10.99 9,068 12.24 747,183 8,045 10.77 16,998 22.75
Essex 1,595,278 19,062 11.95 18,700 11.72 1,605,622 20,337 12.67 25,702 16.01
Gloucestershire 559,287 5,689 10.17 5,537 9.90 557,257 6,114 10.97 10,854 19.48
Hampshire 1,636,640 19,042 11.63 22,424 13.70 1,643,958 19,171 11.66 33,157 20.17
Hereford and Worcester 701,726 5,861 8.35 8,084 11.52 706,120 5,835 8.26 11,377 16.11
Hertfordshire 1,024,764 13,404 13.08 11,913 11.63 1,033,616 12,775 12.36 16,686 16.14
Humberside 884,714 10,702 12.10 18,517 20.93 883,117 11,142 12.62 24,108 27.30
Isle of Wight 125,896 1,341 10.65 1,649 13.10 126,989 1,359 10.70 3,926 30.92
Kent 1,565,960 15,717 10.04 16,430 10.49 1,574,561 15,516 9.85 29,314 18.62
Lancashire 1,425,127 15,986 11.22 20,314 14.25 1,426,839 17,249 12.09 29,000 20.32
Leicestershire 929,027 7,655 8.24 14,974 16.12 928,716 9,798 10.55 16,216 17.46
Lincolnshire 619,388 6,065 9.79 6.856 11.07 623,130 6,222 9.99 13,069 20.97
Norfolk 783,042 7,636 9.75 8,607 10.99 790,275 7,822 9.90 13,191 16.69
Northamptonshire 610,302 6,230 10.21 6,392 10.47 615,796 6,133 9.96 9,109 14.79
Northumberland 308,767 2,766 8.96 4,551 14.74 309,642 2,694 8.70 6,846 22.11
North Yorkshire 737,632 6,715 9.10 9,846 13.35 742,404 7,022 9.46 12,178 16.40
Nottinghamshire 1,032,169 11,285 10.93 16,787 16.26 1,031,587 11,330 10.98 22,149 21.47
Oxfordshire 610,805 5,298 8.67 6,197 10.15 616,707 5,835 9.46 9,252 15.00
Shropshire 424,565 3,790 8.93 5,056 11.91 430,212 3,840 8.93 6,607 15.36
Somerset 486,682 4,208 8.65 3,874 7.96 489,280 4,588 9.38 6,349 12.98
Staffordshire 1,060,262 10,581 9.98 13,525 12.76 1,061,280 10,961 10.33 19,514 18.39
Suffolk 666,585 6,234 9.35 7,236 10.86 671,095 6,127 9.13 11,704 17.44
Surrey 1,057,137 10,463 9.90 6,422 6.07 1,060,541 10,431 9.84 9,292 8.76
Warwickshire 503,589 5,187 10.30 5,999 11.91 506,713 5,833 11.51 8,075 15.94
West Sussex 746,602 7,529 10.08 10,747 14.39 751,845 7,607 10.12 14,800 19.68
Wiltshire 599,365 5,761 9.61 11,058 18.45 605,511 6,180 10.21 15,293 25.26
Greater London Council 7,116,936 138,853 19.51 96,405 13.55 7,182,062 139,285 19.39 104,290 14.52
Greater Manchester 2,571,849 33.237 12.92 36,555 14.21 2,577,434 35,171 13.65 42,599 16.53
Mersey side 1,413,441 21,232 15.02 21,642 15.31 1,409,371 21,705 15.40 28,121 19.95
South Yorkshire 1,304,539 15,055 11.54 38,622 29.61 1,304,136 15,326 11.75 43,697 33.51
Tyne and Wear 1,121,406 16,650 14.85 26,321 23.47 1,115,844 16,986 15.22 30,356 27.20
West Midlands 2,630,642 35,272 13.41 33,476 12.73 2,628,196 36,873 14.03 39,783 15.14
West Yorkshire 2,110,095 22,412 10.62 28,609 13.56 2,113,252 22,351 10.58 37,184 17.60
No County Area 5,235 0 0.00 0 0.00 5,210 0 0.00 1,042 200.00
Scilly Isles 1,959 17 8.68 0 0.00 1,997 23 11.52 0 0.00

1999–2000 2000–011
County Population mid-1999 Library x £1,000 £ per head Leisure x £1,000 £ per head Population mid-2000 Library x £1,000 £ per head Leisure x £1,000 £ per head
Avon 1,008,114 10,619 10.53 10,671 10.59 1,008,114 11,089 11.00 14,073 13.96
Bedfordshire 562,214 7,138 12.70 11,110 19.76 562,214 7,434 13.22 12,096 21.51
Berkshire 800,567 11,056 13.81 13,935 17.41 800,567 11,374 14.21 14,499 18.11
Buckinghamshire 689,433 8,214 11.91 10,021 14.54 689,433 8,789 12.75 10,314 14.96
Cambridgeshire 724,897 8,186 11.29 13,236 18.26 724,897 7,797 10.76 11,882 16.39
Cheshire 982,527 9,961 10.14 14,195 14.45 982,527 12,392 12.61 16,835 17.13
Cleveland 555,944 7,979 14.35 12,784 23.00 555,944 8,756 15.75 14,543 26.16
Cornwall 492,569 5.554 11.28 8,598 17.46 492,569 5,532 11.23 7,917 16.07
Cumbria 491,814 5,220 10.61 12,626 25.67 491,814 5,111 10.39 14,737 29.96
Derbyshire 974,084 10,949 11.24 13,576 13.94 974,084 11,836 12.15 16,207 16.64
Devon 1,075,011 10,263 9.55 23,325 21.70 1,075,011 10,357 9.63 22,962 21.36
Dorset 692,543 8,915 12.87 11,752 16.97 692,543 9,489 13.70 10,077 14.55
Durham 606,744 6,696 11.04 14,858 24.49 606,744 7,125 11.74 14,538 23.96
East Sussex 754,339 8,394 11.13 18,072 23.96 754,339 8,732 11.58 16,575 21.97
Essex 1,617,660 21,135 13.07 27,507 17.00 1,617,660 21,584 13.34 28,004 17.31
Gloucestershire 561,941 6,181 11.00 9,923 17.66 561,941 6,397 11.38 10,437 18.57
Hampshire 1,652.818 19,569 11.84 38,929 23.55 1,652,818 20,295 12.28 39,775 24.06
Hereford and Worcester 708,194 6,176 8.72 13,217 18.66 708,194 6,400 9.04 12,762 18.02
Hertfordshire 1,043,028 13,368 12.82 14,003 13.43 1,043,028 13,876 13.30 17,547 16.82
Humberside 881,586 11,211 12.72 26,208 29.73 881,586 12,169 13.80 28,048 31.82
Isle of Wight 128,231 1,482 11.56 4,387 34.21 128,231 1,462 11.40 3,695 28.82
Kent 1.587,243 19,515 12.29 32,986 20.78 1,587,243 18,805 11.85 30,125 18.98
Lancashire 1.425,533 17,851 12.52 31,407 22.03 1,425,533 18,918 13.27 28,203 19.78
Leicestershire 934,687 9,904 10.60 17,885 19.13 934,687 11,287 12.08 19,599 20.97
Lincolnshire 628,612 6,630 10.55 14,020 22.30 628,612 6,273 9.98 13,394 21.31
Norfolk 796,460 8,293 10.41 12,496 15.69 796,460 9,346 11.73 13,556 17.02

1999–2000 2000–011 County Population mid-1999 Library x £1,000 £ per head Leisure x £1,000 £ per head Population mid-1998 Library x £1,000 £ per head Leisure x £1,000 £ per head
Northamptonshire 621,162 6,369 10.25 11,752 18.92 621,162 6,235 10.04 9,387 15.11
Northumberland 310,168 2,879 9.28 7,189 23.18 310,168 3,016 9.72 7,089 22.86
North Yorkshire 747,613 7,159 9.58 13,386 17.90 747,613 7,319 9.79 13,821 18.49
Nottinghamshire 1,032,685 11,561 11.20 23,500 22.76 1,032,685 13,653 13.22 24,272 23.50
Oxfordshire 626,233 5,756 9.19 9,606 15.34 626,233 6,114 9.76 11,533 18.42
Shropshire 432,383 3,975 9.19 7,060 16.33 432,383 4,117 9.52 8,083 18.69
Somerset 493,079 4,379 8.88 8,668 17.58 493,079 4,863 9.86 7,645 15.50
Staffordshire 1,060,606 10,510 9.91 19,849 18.71 1,060,606 11,388 10.74 19,917 18.78
Suffolk 674,639 6,391 9.47 12,520 18.56 674,639 6,721 9.96 11,520 17.08
Surrey 1,078,067 11,250 10.44 12,964 12.03 1,078,067 11,475 10.64 13,030 12.09
Warwickshire 507,909 6,441 12.68 8,323 16.39 507,909 7,334 14.44 9,465 18.64
West Sussex 760,652 7,663 10.07 16,520 21.72 760,652 7,762 10.20 16,204 21.30
Wiltshire 610,326 6,655 10.90 18,854 30.89 610,326 7,068 11.58 15,593 25.55
Greater London Council 7,279,038 141,872 19.49 128,803 17.70 7,279,038 145,854 20.04 120,814 16.60
Greater Manchester 2,577,040 35,960 13.95 45,416 17.62 2,577,040 38,395 14.90 46,809 18.16
Merseyside 1,403,625 21,669 15.44 30,386 21.65 1,403,625 22,779 16.23 30,826 21.96
South Yorkshire 1,302,410 15,714 12.07 41,266 31,68 1,302,410 16,122 12.38 39,093 30.02
Tyne and Wear 1,108,458 17,212 15.53 31,000 27.97 1,108,458 18,205 16.42 35,253 31.80
West Midlands 2,626,505 36,948 14.07 43,144 16.43 2,626,505 38,425 14.63 47,930 18.25
West Yorkshire 2,115,380 22,219 10.50 42,860 20.26 2,115,380 22,854 10.80 43,124 20.39
No County Area 6,007 0 0.00 1,378 229.40 6,007 0 0.00 3,486 580.32
Scilly Isles 2,086 31 14.86 66 31.64 2,086 33 15.82 77 36.91
1 Population figures as at mid-1999