§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficialReport a table to show the percentage changes that have taken place in the years 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80 in the amount of money made available to local authorities through the needs element of the rate support grant in respect of factors concerning (a) one parent families and (b) elderly persons living alone; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Guy Barnett:I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the factors which led up to the amount of needs element awarded in the 1979–80 rate support grant settlement to the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the metropolitan borough of Oldham.
§ Mr. Guy Barnett:I refer the hon. Member to the 1979–80 Rate Support Grant Order (S.I. 1978 No. 1867). Schedule 1 lists the factors used to distribute the needs element of rate support grant to metropolitan districts. It also sets out the weightings of those factors.