§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year from 1967–68 to 1991–92 the aggregate grant percentage for rate/revenue support grant.
§ Mr. David HuntI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Mrs. Clwyd) on 14 March 1991 by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. Information on a consistent basis is not available before 1981–82.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report an analysis showing in the years 1990–91 and 1991–92 for each Welsh local authority and for Wales as a whole (a) the total standard spending and standard spending assessment, (b) the total standard spending and standard spending assessment expressed as pounds per capita, pounds per adult and pounds per community charge unit, (c) the community charge required to be levied to finance standard spending assessment, (d) the long-run' community charge required to be levied to finance standard spending assessment, (e) the long-run' community charge required to be levied to finance expenditure 1 to 5 per cent. and 10 per cent. below and 1 to 5 and 10 per cent. above standard spending 492W assessment, (f) the proportion of expenditure which would be financed by Government grant at each of the spending levels specified in (e), (g) the level of expenditure as a proportion of standard spending assessment which would require a zero community charge and (h) that level of expenditure as a percentage of standard spending assessment which would require a zero long-run' community charge.
§ Mr. David HuntI will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.