§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities which have had meetings with Ministers in his Department regarding the provision of revenue support grant for 1997–98. [11947]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe table lists authorities which have had meeting with Ministers in the Department of the Environment during the consultation period on the proposed local government finance settlement for England for 1997–98.
Many other local authorities have raised revenue support grant issues in the course of meetings held throughout the year.
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1997–98 settlement consultation meetings with local authorities Total number of meetings: 79 Authority Date Minister 1. County councils (21 meetings) Bedfordshire 9 January Mr. Curry Derbyshire 6 January Mr. Curry Devon 7 January Mr. Curry Dorset 6 January Mr. Curry Durham 6 January Mr. Curry Gloucestershire 8 January Mr. Clappison Hampshire 10 January Sir Paul Beresford Hereford and Worcester 9 January Mr. Curry Kent 9 January Mr. Curry Lancashire 7 January Mr. Curry Lincolnshire 8 January Mr. Clappison Norfolk 7 January Mr. Clappison Northamptonshire 16 December Mr. Curry Northumberland 8 January Sir Paul Beresford Nottinghamshire 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Oxfordshire 7 January Mr. Clappison Shropshire 9 January Mr. Curry Somerset 6 January Mr. Curry Staffordshire 9 January Mr. Curry Suffolk 9 January Mr. Curry Warwickshire 9 January Mr. Curry 2. Shire districts (26 meetings) Blaby (Leicstershire) 8 January Mr. Clappison Castle Point (Essex) 8 January Mr. Clappison Castle Morpeth (Northumberland) 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Copeland (Cumbria) 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Darlington (Durham) 7 January Mr. Curry Derby (Derbyshire) 8 January Mr. Curry East Hampshire 10 January Sir Paul Beresford Harlow (Essex) 10 January Sir Paul Beresford Hertsmere (Hertfordshire) 8 January Mr. Curry Leicester (Leicestershire) 17 December Mr. Curry Luton (Bedfordshire) 8 January Mr. Curry Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Northampton (Northamptonshire) 7 January Sir Paul Beresford 652W
1997–98 settlement consultation meetings with local authorities Total number of meetings: 79 Authority Date Minister Nottingham City (Nottinghamshire) 7 January Mr. Curry Plymouth City (Devon) 8 January Sir Paul Beresford Poole (Dorset) 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Purbeck (Dorset) 8 January Sir Paul Beresford Rutland (Leicestershire) 9 January Mr. Curry Salisbury (Wiltshire) 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Stoke on Trent (Staffordshire) 18 December Mr. Curry Warrington (Cheshire) 9 January Sir Paul Beresford Waverley (Surrey) 13 January Sir Paul Beresford West Lindsey (Lincolnshire) 8 January Mr. Clappison West Somerset 10 January Sir Paul Beresford Woking (Surrey) 8 January Sir Paul Beresford York City (North Yorkshire) 7 January Mr. Curry 3. Metropolitan districts (12 meetings) Barnsley (South Yorkshire) 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Bradford (West Yorkshire) 9 January Mr. Curry Birmingham (West Midlands) 9 January Mr. Curry Coventry (West Midlands) 9 January Sir Paul Beresford Doncaster (South Yorkshire) 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Manchester (Greater Manchester) 7 January Mr. Curry Newcastle upon Tyne 6 January Mr. Curry Rotherham (South Yorkshire) 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Sheffield (South Yorkshire) 8 January Mr. Curry South Yorkshire districts 8 January Mr. Curry Stockport (Greater Manchester) 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Wolverhampton (West Midlands) 10 January Sir Paul Beresford 4. London boroughs (10 meetings) Brent 7 January Mr. Curry Greenwich 8 January Sir Paul Beresford Hammersmith and 8 January Sir Paul Beresford Fulham Harrow 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Havering 6 January Sir Paul Beresford Hillingdon 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Kingston upon Thames 9 January Sir Paul Beresford Merton 8 January Sir Paul Beresford Redbridge 7 January Sir Paul Beresford Richmond upon Thames 7 January Mr. Clappison 5. Unitary authorities (seven meetings) Bristol City 8 January Mr. Curry Ex Cleveland Unitaries 10 January Sir Paul Beresford Isle of Wight 8 January Mr. Clappison Middlesbrough 10 January Sir Paul Beresford Redcar and Cleveland 7 January Sir Paul Beresford South Gloucester 7 January Mr. Clappison Stockton on Tees 10 January Sir Paul Beresford 6. Police authorities (one meeting) Greater Manchester 8 January Sir Paul Beresford 7. Fire authorities (two meetings) Humberside Fire 6 January Mr. Curry Tyne and Wear FCDA 6 January Sir Paul Beresford
§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many occasions in each of the past four years Ministers of his Department have met elected representatives of each metropolitan district and London borough to discuss levels of and calculations about the standard spending assessments, revenue support grant settlements and capping limits. [11949]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe table lists those metropolitan districts and London boroughs which had meetings with Ministers in the Department of the Environment during the consultation period on the local government finance settlements in each of the last four years.
Standard spending assessments, revenue support grant and capping limits have also been discussed in other meetings held by Ministers over the years.
1996–97 settlement consultation Meetings with local authorities December 1995 to January 1996; Metropolitan districts London boroughs Birmingham Bexley Bradford Brent Core Cities group Camden Doncaster Enfield Kirklees Greenwich Liverpool Hackney Rochdale Havering Rotherham Hillingdon St. Helens Kensington and Chelsea Sheffield Kingston upon Thames Solihull Lambeth South Yorkshire districts group Merton Stockport Newham Wigan Southwark Westminster 653W
1995–96 settlement consultation Meetings with local authorities December 1994 to January 1995; Metropolitan districts London boroughs Barnsley Bexley Birmingham Brent Bolton Croydon Bradford Enfield Core Cities group Greenwich Coventry Hackney Kirklees Harrow Knowlsey Havering Liverpool Hillingdon Manchester Hounslow Newcastle Kingston upon Thames Rotherham Lambeth St. Helens Merton Salford Newham Sandwell Sutton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside South Yorkshire districts group Tameside Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
1994–95 settlement consultation Meetings with local authorities December 1993 to January 1994; Metropolitan districts London boroughs Birmingham Brent Coventry Greenwich Kirklees Hackney Knowsley Hammersmith and Fulham Liverpool Haringey Manchester Hounslow Rotherham Lambeth Salford Lewisham Sefton Merton Sheffield Newham Solihull
1993–94 settlement consultation Meetings with local authorities (December 1992 to January 1993) Metropolitan districts London boroughs Barnsley Barnet Birmingham Brent Bury Camden Coventry Enfield Liverpool Greenwich Manchester Hackney North Tyneside Haringey Salford Harrow St. Helens Havering Sandwell Hillingdon Sheffield Kensington and Chelsea Solihull Lambeth Wigan Lewisham Merton Newham Richmond Sutton
§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what allowance is made for regional functions and factors in respect of metropolitan districts' level of standard spending assessments and revenue support grants. [11950]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordRegional functions are reflected in the formulae for standard spending assessments, and hence the revenue support grant allocations, by the inclusion of numbers of commuters, day visitors and overnight visitors.