§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment why he decided to use 1981 census information about the numbers of persons in households without inside lavatories in setting the all-ages social index for his calculation of standard spending assessments in respect of poll tax.
§ Mr. ChopeDecisions on information to use for standard spending assessments were taken after full discussion with the local authority associations. The proportion of persons in private households without exclusive use of a bath or inside WC has been used as one of a number of factors selected to identify those local authorities with relatively inferior living conditions. The information from the 1981 census is the latest available on a consistent basis for each local authority.
§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment why he has used 1981 census information about the numbers of elderly living alone in calculating standard spending assessments in respect of poll tax.
§ Mr. ChopeDecisions on information to use for standard spending assessments were taken after full discussion with the local authority associations. The information from the 1981 census on the number of elderly people living alone is the latest available on a consistent basis for each local authority for which the assessments are made.
§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment why he has used 1981 census information in respect of children of lone parents in calculating standard spending assessments in respect of poll tax.
§ Mr. ChopeDecisions on information to use for standard spending assessments were taken after Full discussion with the local authority associations. The 1981 census is the most recent source of this information on a consistent basis for each local authority.