§ Brian CotterTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average Standard Spending Assessment/Formula Spending Share funding per head has been for highways maintenance in(a) England and (b) North Somerset in each year since 1997. [188657]
§ Mr. RaynsfordTabled as follows are the highway maintenance Standard Spending Assessment/Formula Spending Share (SSA/FSS) per head for both England and North Somerset for each year since 1997, as requested.
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£ per head England North Somerset 1997–98 35.97 34.37 1998–99 36.00 33.89 1999–2000 36.79 33.80 2000–01 37.55 34.85 2001–02 38.29 37.00 2002–03 39.10 38.66 2003–04 39.74 37.47 2004–05 40.43 38.74 Both Standard Spending Assessments and Formula Spending Shares are neither the amount an authority has spent on a particular service nor are they the Government's assessment of how much money should be spent on a particular service by an authority. Additionally they are not grant. They are simply formulae used in the calculation of Revenue Support Grant.