§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list(a) the dates and (b) the Minister in attendance, indicating whether (i) in person or (ii) by video link, for meetings requested by local authorities to discuss the local government grant settlement; and if he will list in each case the date his Department received the request for such a meeting from the local authority. [65432]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe information requested is as follows:
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Date Minister Local authority or association Video link/in person Date request received from the local authority or association 6 January Nick Raynsford Chesterfield In person 24 December 6 January Nick Raynsford Kent In person 17 December 6 January Nick Raynsford London FCD In person 24 December 6 January Nick Raynsford North Kesteven In person 18 December 6 January Glenda Jackson Norwich City Phone 21 December 6 January Glenda Jackson Shropshire In person 23 December 6 January Nick Raynsford Town and Country Finance Issues Group In person 18 December 6 January Glenda Jackson Wigan Video link 21 December 7 January Alan Meale Burnley Video link 17 December 7 January Alan Meale Coventry In person 3 December 7 January Nick Raynsford Cumbria Video link 23 December 7 January Nick Raynsford Hackney In person 23 December 7 January Glenda Jackson North East Derbyshire In person 22 December 7 January Nick Raynsford Reigate & Banstead In person 30 December 7 January Nick Raynsford Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities In person 21 December 7 January Alan Meale South Gloucestershire Video link 17 December 7 January Alan Meale Suffolk Video link 11 December 7 January Alan Meale West Berkshire In person 15 December 7 January Nick Raynsford West Midlands FCD Video link 21 December 8 January Glenda Jackson Swindon In person 5 January 11 January Nick Raynsford Bury Video link 5 January 11 January Nick Raynsford Copeland In person 23 December 11 January Glenda Jackson Derwentside In person 22 December 11 January Glenda Jackson E8 Group In person 29 December 11 January Nick Raynsford Harborough In person 17 December 11 January Glenda Jackson Kingston upon Thames Video link 5 January 11 January Hilary Armstrong Kirklees In person 8 December 11 January Alan Meale Milton Keynes In person 22 December 11 January Nick Raynsford North Somerset In person 17 December 11 January Lord Whitty Stockport Video link 5 January 12 January Hilary Armstrong North Yorkshire In person 4 December 12 January Hilary Armstrong Oxfordshire In person 16 December 12 January Nick Raynsford West Yorkshire FCD In person 5 January 13 January Hilary Armstrong Association of London Government (ALG) In person n/a1 13 January Hilary Armstrong Local Government Association (LGA) In person n/a1 1Meetings with the LGA and the ALG followed a precedent set in the previous year and no separate request was required.