§ Mr. MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he intends to make his announcement on the level of revenue support grant for the new local authorities in Wales. [39577]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesIn accordance with the normal timetable, provisional standard spending assessments for local authorities, including provisional levels of revenue support grant and non-domestic rate income, will be announced in mid-December. The final 1996–97 local government revenue settlement will be announced in late January.