§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the value of bids he has received from local authorities in the Isle of Wight, Cleveland, Avon, Humberside and North Yorkshire for supplementary credit approvals in 1995–96 towards the cost of local government restructuring; and if he will name the local authorities involved and set out the amount of each bid.
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§ Mr. Robert B. JonesTo information requested is set out.
SCA bids for 1995–96 £ Isle of Wight Isle of Wight County Council 2,915,000 Avon Avon County Council 5,540,000 Bath City Council 1,853,000 Bristol City Council 9,160,000 Northavon District Council 751,000 Kingswood Borough Council 890,000 Wansdyke District Council 872,000 Woodspring District Council 5,040,000 Cleveland Cleveland County Council 4,475,000 Hartlepool Borough Council 3,787,000 Langbaurgh on Tees Borough Council 12,146,000 Middlesborough Borough Council 2,717,000 Stockton on Tees Borough Council 6,440,000 North Yorkshire North Yorkshire County Council 1,771,000 Ryedale District Council 160,000 Selby District Council 935,000 City of York Council 1,186,000 Humberside Humberside County Council 11,336,000 Beverley Borough Council 1,119,000 Boothferry Borough Council 1,222,000 Cleethorpes Borough Council 796,000 East Yorkshire Borough Council 1,491,000 Glanford Borough Council 800,000 Great Grimsby Borough Council 1,332,000 Holderness Borough Council 731,000 Hull City Council 6,276,000 Scunthorpe Borough Council 928,000 Total 86,669,000
§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which bodies he has consulted under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 on(a) the Cleveland (Structural Change) Order, (b) the draft Avon (Structural Change) Order, (c) the draft Humberside (Structural Change) Order, (d) the draft North Yorkshire District of York (Structural Change) Order and (e) the draft Selby District (Boundary Change) Order.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesIn all cases, we have consulted:
- the principal local authorities;
- Association of County Councils;
- Association of District Councils;
- Local Government Management Board;
- Local Government Staff Commission (England);
- National Association of Local Councils.
We have consulted the police authorities and the Lord Lieutenants on (a) to (c) and will do so on (d) when the relevant articles are prepared.
The Association of Chief Police Officers was consulted on (a) and (b) but has since indicated that it no longer wishes to be consulted.
We have consulted Ordnance Survey on (b) where maps are needed to illustrate new ward boundaries.
§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he received the Local Government Commission's recommendations for Humberside and for 909W Avon; on what date he announced his decision on these recommendations; and on what date he announced his intention to modify the recommendations to create new county areas.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe Local Government Commission's recommendations for Avon and Humberside were received on 20 December 1993 and 24 January 1994 respectively. The Government's decisions were announced on 25 October 1994.
The structural change orders will make provision for county areas, coterminous with the new district areas which will have unitary district councils, in order to satisfy the requirements of the Local Government Act 1972; but those county areas will not have county councils and, with the exception of Bristol, will be deemed to be part of adjoining counties for ceremonial purposes.
§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has consulted the Audit Commission on the draft Humberside and Avon (Structural Change) Order.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesNo.
§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in what circumstances during the preliminary period a transfer authority will be legally allowed to prepare any budgets or plans, or to consult any person for purposes connected with the exercise on or after the reorganisation date, of any functions transferred by a structural or boundary change order made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe orders will remove the duties of transferor authorities where they relate to years subsequent to the reorganisation date. The orders will not prevent the authorities from continuing to work on these functions in co-operation with their successors.
§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what will be the entitlement of an existing minerals and waste planning authority affected by structural change under the Local Government Act 1992 to be consulted during the preliminary period by a shadow unitary authority, or by a continuing authority granted corresponding powers regarding the future of minerals and waste planning in the area of the new authority;
(2) what will be the entitlement of an existing structure planning authority affected by structural change under the Local Government Act 1992 to be consulted during the preliminary period by a shadow unitary authority, or by a continuing authority granted corresponding powers regarding the future of strategic planning in the area of the new authority;
(3) what will be the entitlement of an existing social services department affected by structural change under the Local Government Act 1992 to be consulted during the preliminary period by a shadow unitary authority, or by a continuing authority granted corresponding powers regarding the future provision of social services in the area of the new authority;
(4) what will be the entitlement of an existing local education authority affected by structural change under the Local Government Act 1992 to be consulted during the preliminary period by a shadow unitary authority, or by a continuing authority granted corresponding powers regarding the future provision of education in the area of the new authority.
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§ Mr. Robert B. JonesAuthorities which are inheriting functions will have the responsibility to prepare for the exercise of those functions. Those authorities, and the current holders of those functions, will have the duty to work and co-operate to ensure the successful transfer of functions.