HC Deb 26 April 1991 vol 189 c567W
Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the West Midlands police authority regarding its standard spending assessment.

Mr. Key

Representations were received from the West Midlands police authority, during the period of consultation on the proposed revenue support grant settlement for 1991–92, about the adequacy of its provisional standard spending assessment in relation to its proposed budget from 1991–92. These representations were fully taken into account before final decisions were taken for 1991–92.

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the formula he uses for determining the standard spending assessment of the West Midlands police authority.

Mr. Key

The formula is set out in the Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (England) as amended by the Revenue Support Grant Distribution (Amendment) Report which was debated and approved by the House of Commons on 29 January 1991. Copies of both reports are available in the Library.