§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact on community care services of including Special Transitional Grant in the revenue support grant settlement. [57776]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 3 November 1998]: In every year since 1996, the amount of the previous year's special transitional grant has been fully taken into account in the calculation of the revenue support grant settlement. The impact of the settlement on community care services depends on spending decisions by local councils.