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Local Government Finance, Dorset

Volume 264: debated on Tuesday 24 October 1995

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total percentage increase in the various categories of standard spending assessments for Dorset compared with inflation since 1990. [38376]

Dorset County Council SSA (unadjusted for changes in function)

SSA Element

1990–91

1991–92

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Fire

£ million

9.52710.92811.75312.06512.17912.444
Percentage change+14.7+7.6+2.7+0.9+2.2
Percentage adjusted1+14.7+7.6+2.7+0.9+2.2

Police

£ million20.80122.87926.99328.04329.218

2

Percentage change+10.0+18.0+3.9+4.2

2

Percentage adjusted1+10.0+18.0+3.9+4.2

2

Highways maintenance

£ million21.75824.68024.63224.27324.29224.828
Percentage change+13.4-0.2-1.50+2.2
Percentage adjusted1_13.4-0.2+5.5+0.1+2.2

Capital financing

£ million

24.20727.32124.25324.24022.18120.065
Percentage change+12.9-11.2-0.1-8.5-9.5
Percentage adjusted1+12.9-11.2+0.1-8.5

2-6.2

All other services

£ million12.99218.06924.60823.83923.73125.362
Percentage change+39.1+36.2-3.1-0.5+6.9
Percentage adjusted1+39.1+36.2-2.8-0.5+5.4

Total SSA

£ million290.339341.818369.776357.489371.543358.274
Percentage change+17.7+8.2-3.3+3.9-3.6
Percentage adjusted1+17.7+8.2+3.4+1.1+0.9

GDP Deflator

Percentage change

-+4.1+3.0+1.8+3.0+3.0

1For 1993–94 onwards, an adjusted SSA figure has been used to provide an appropriate year on year comparison. Details of the calculation are included in the annual Standard Spending Assessment Handbook.

2In 1995–96, Dorset police authority's SSA is £31.619 million. This includes a police SSA element of £31.109 million, a capital financing element of -£0.273 million and an all other services element of £0.783 million. The comparable figures for 1994–95 and earlier years are included in Dorset county council's SSA.