HC Deb 18 March 2003 vol 401 cc749-54W
Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money per head of population has been given in

Grant per head (£)
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Avon 424 427 398
Bedfordshire1 513 520 479 494 461 485
Berkshire 450 454 430 439 431
Buckinghamshire1 477 486 436 445 410 419
Cambridgeshire3 430 440 417 438 432 401
Cheshire3 436 448 423 443 446 438
Cleveland 585 590 549
Cornwall 440 455 439 461 464 481
Cumbria 466 475 441 467 465 490
Derbyshire1 431 444 416 443 424 441
Devon3 420 430 415 440 446 432
Dorset2 378 384 370 388 372 381
Durham2 477 503 469 494 494 514
East Sussex2 419 427 410 429 427 445
Essex3 454 472 435 453 452 462
Gloucestershire 413 414 397 414 415 430
Hampshire2 418 428 397 413 381 392
Hereford and Worcester 395 403 375 392 401
Hertfordshire 435 453 439 456 452 476
Humberside 510 512 478
Isle of Wight 454 477
Kent3 474 490 464 482 486 497
Lancashire3 486 496 464 488 489 510
Leicestershire2 485 481 452 473 409 421
Lincolnshire 460 468 437 465 467 482
Norfolk 418 430 403 421 433 440
North yorkshire1 393 402 391 429 429 443
Northamptonshire 479 474 447 470 470 493
Northumberland 447 473 482 509 513 521
Nottinghamshire3 476 477 446 472 474 459
Oxfordshire 389 400 378 389 389 397
Shropshire3 441 450 430 453 453 436
Somerset 414 422 392 413 411 427
Staffordshire2 439 448 421 442 429 454
Suffolk 417 427 409 432 434 445
Surrey 342 356 334 346 347 355
Warwickshire 398 404 377 397 394 416
West Sussex 383 404 381 394 394 402
Wiltshire2 410 412 382 398 394 399

government grant to each of the shire counties in each of the last 10 ears; and what the real terms changes were in each of those years. [103116]

Mr. Raynsford

The available information is in the following tables. The figures given are for formula grant, which comprises revenue support grant, redistributed business rates and Standard Service Assessment reduction grants (where appropriate).

There have been many changes to the functions and funding of local government services over the last ten years, and like-for-like comparisons of grants between ears cannot be made for years when changes have taken place unless figures are adjusted to take account of the changes.

For years from 1999–2000, adjusted figures for individual shire county councils exist because the were needed to allow like-for-like comparisons as part of the floors and ceilings calculations.

For years before 1999–2000, adjusted grant figures for individual shire count councils do not exist. A like-for-like comparison between 1998–99 and 1999–2000 can, however, be made using unadjusted figures. This is because there were no changes in function or funding between 1998–99 and 1999–2000 that needed reflecting by adjusting the grant figures for 1998–99.

Grant per head (£)
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Worcestershire 409
Grant per head figures have been calculated by dividing the total grant by the resident

Grant per head (£)
1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Avon
Bedfordshire1 496 545 537 522 588
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire1 433 478 475 456 520
Cambridgeshire3 414 440 436 438 521
Cheshire3 460 491 492 480 542
Cleveland
Cornwall 508 546 542 542 596
Cumbria 515 554 555 549 602
Derbyshire1 468 511 509 510 582
Devon3 453 487 483 482 529
Dorset2 399 433 431 417 463
Durham2 549 587 587 593 675
East Sussex2 458 506 501 507 560
Essex3 485 536 531 530 580
Gloucestershire 451 492 487 482 547
Hampshire2 405 445 441 455 506
Hereford and Worcester
Hertfordshire 490 541 536 524 577
Humberside
Isle of Wight
Kent3 515 567 562 551 610
Lancashire3 530 567 567 570 627
Leicestershire3 441 483 477 462 521
Lincolnshire 506 552 548 544 595
Norfolk 463 500 496 498 559
North Yorkshire1 460 500 496 486 543
Northamptonshire 517 550 545 535 603
Northumberland 546 586 585 567 624
Nottinghamshire3 486 529 526 524 587
Oxfordshire 403 447 440 439 512
Shropshire3 461 499 495 505 560
Somerset 444 485 481 492 550
Staffordshire2 476 504 504 496 561
Suffolk 465 502 499 488 554
Surrey 366 406 400 399 454
Warwickshire 436 465 464 459 528
West Sussex 410 451 446 450 503
Wiltshire2 419 456 452 445 514
Worcestershire 427 458 457 452 503
Grant per head figures have been calculated by dividing the total grant by the resident
1 The area covered by the county changed on 1 April 1996 due to local government re-organisation.
2 The area covered by the county changed on 1 April 1997 due to local government re-organisation.
3 The area covered by the county changed on 1 April 1998 due to local government re-organisation.
The area covered by the county changed on 1 April 1996 due to local government re-organisation.

Note:

Grant per head figures have been calculated by dividing the total grant by the resident population in the ear for which figures were used in the local government finance settlement (e.g. mid-2001 populations were used when calculating figures for 2003–04).

Real terms change in grant per head
Percentage
1998–99 to 1999–2000 1999–2000 to 2000–01 2000–01 to 2001–02 2001–02 to 2002–03 2002–03 to 2003–04
Avon
Bedfordshire 0 7 2 4 5
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire 1 8 3 4 5
Cambridgeshire 1 4 1 2 10
Cheshire 3 4 1 2 5
Cleveland - - - - -
Cornwall 3 5 1 2 3

Real terms change in grant per head
Percentage
1998–99 to 1999–2000 1999–2000 to 2000–01 2000–01 to 2001–02 2001–02 to 2002–03 2002–03 to 2003–04
Cumbria 3 5 2 3 3
Derbyshire 3 7 2 3 6
Devon 2 5 1 3 2
Dorset 2 6 1 3 2
Durham 4 5 1 3 7
East Sussex 1 8 3 3 3
Essex 2 8 3 3 2
Gloucestershire 2 7 1 4 5
Hampshire 1 7 2 2 2
Hereford and Worcester - - - - -
Hertfordshire 1 8 3 4 3
Humberside - - - - -
Isle of Wight - - - - -
Kent 1 8 2 3 3
Lancashire 1 5 1 1 3
Leicestershire 2 7 1 4 4
Lincolnshire 3 7 2 4 2
Norfolk 3 6 1 3 5
North Yorkshire 1 6 2 3 4
Northamptonshire 2 4 0 2 5
Northumberland 2 5 2 3 4
Nottinghamshire 3 6 1 3 5
Oxfordshire -1 8 2 4 8
Shropshire 3 6 2 3 4
Somerset 2 7 1 3 4
Staffordshire 2 4 1 3 5
Suffolk 2 5 1 3 5
Surrey 1 9 2 3 5
Warwickshire 2 4 1 3 7
West Sussex 0 8 3 4 3
Wiltshire 2 6 1 3 6
Worcestershire 2 5 1 3 4

Note:

Real terms figures have been calculated using the GDP deflator