§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received from Gwent county council concerning its allocations of funds from central Government for the forthcoming financial year; what response he has made; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntI have received representations from Gwent county council on provisional proposals for its 1993–94 standard spending assessment, its 1992–93 notional amount and capping. I have announced my final decisions on the 1993–94 local government revenue settlement. These take account of the representations made to me by Gwent county council, in particular those concerning its notional amount. I propose to lay the Local Government Finance Report (Wales) 1993–94 and the Limitation of Council Tax and Precepts (Relevant Notional Amounts) Report (Wales) 1993–94 before the House, for its approval, early next week. I will make my final decisions on capping in the spring.