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Standard Spending Assessments

Volume 201: debated on Monday 16 December 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the provisional level of total spend per adult at standard spending assessment in 1991–92 for (a) Wandsworth, (b) Westminster and (c) each of the 10 district authorities of Greater Manchester;

(2) what has been the total spend per adult at standard spending assessment in 1990–91 for (a) Wandsworth, (b) Westminster and (c) each district authority in Greater Manchester.

[holding answer 13 December 1991]: A standard spending assessment represents the Government's view of the appropriate amount of revenue expenditure which would enable a prudent authority to provide a standard level of service, taking into account its physical, social and demographic characteristics.The SSAs for 1990–91 and 1991–92 expressed in £s per adult for all inner London boroughs and districts in Greater Manchester are given in the table.

1991–92 SSA1990–91 SSA
(£/adult)(£/adult)
Camden1,4031,166
Greenwich1,191986
Hackney1,9201,569
Hammersmith and Fulham1,3351,118
Islington1,5511,267
Kensington and Chelsea1,1781,192
Lambeth1,7181,392
Lewisham1,2951,019
Southwark1,4551,171
Tower Hamlets1,8721,591
Wandsworth1,262982
Westminster1,5481,276
Bolton970816
Bury823681
Manchester1,4481,170
Oldham1,055879
Rochdale1,024809
Salford1,019855
Stockport816678
Tameside913730
Trafford916754
Wigan857716