§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will ensure that from now on the sparsity of population is given greater weighting in the formula for determining the distribution of rate support grant.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsDecisions on the formula for the distribution of the 1981–82 block grant for Wales will be taken later this year following consultations with54W the local authority associations. Sparsity is among the factors under consideration but it would be premature to make a judgment on any individual factor at this stage.