HC Deb 10 March 2003 vol 401 cc110-1W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the Standard Spending Assessment was for each year between 1996–97 and 2002–03 and the Formula Standard Spend for 2002–03 and 2003–04 and the percentage change in each year from the previous year, for the Isle of Wight(a) in total and (b) broken down by major funding blocks; and what the aggregate external finance was for each year. [101556]

Mr. Raynsford

Over the period requested there have been many changes in the functions and funding of services to local government. To enable a like-for-like comparison between years, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister calculates adjusted Standard Spending Assessment (SSAs) and grants. The percentage change figures have been calculated on the basis of these like-for-like comparisons.

Until the introduction of Central Support Protection Grant in 1999–2000, there was no need to calculate grant on a like-for-like basis, and for this reason grant comparisons in the years 1996–97 to 1998–99 are not available. There were no changes in funding and function between 1998–99 and 1999–2000 that needed reflecting in adjusted SSAs or grants for 1998–99 to allow a like-for-like comparison; the actual 1998–99 values have therefore been used in this case.

Standard spending assessments/formula spending shares
Education PSS Fire Highway Maintenance EPCS Capital Total Formula Grant (ie RSG plus NNDR)
Adjusted 1999–2000 53.189 21.589 3.586 3.601 19.771 6.000 107.736 77.616
2000–01 57.247 23.068 3.784 3.740 20.500 6.657 114.996 83.135
Percentage change 7.6 6.9 5.5 3.9 3.7 11.0 6.7 7.1
Adjusted 2000–01 57.502 22.763 3.784 3.740 20.421 6.656 114.867 83.016
2001–02 60.928 24.124 3.968 4.026 21.532 7.721 122.299 88.412
Percentage change 6.0 6.0 4.8 7.7 5.4 16.0 6.5 6.5
Adjusted 2001–02 55.437 23.766 3.968 4.026 21.562 7.748 116.507 82.658
2002–03 59.156 25.137 4.148 4.135 22.622 8.722 123.920 88.231
Percentage change 6.7 5.8 4.6 2.7 4.9 12.6 6.4 6.7
2002–03 FSS 61.840 27.418 4.676 4.050 27.492 8.571 134.048 91.394
Comparitors 2003–04 FSSs 64.834 29.471 5.373 3.818 30.612 10.114 144.221 96.318
Percentage change 4.8 7.5 14.9 -5.7 11.3 18.0 7.6 5.4