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18. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to publish any regulations on local government finance prior to the summer adjournment.

Mr. Key

Subject to final decisions, my Department expects to lay three statutory instruments covering amendments to the non-domestic rating transitional arrangements and the payment of interest to ratepayers, and minor amendments and consequential repeals under the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

35. Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce the outline financial settlement for local authorities for 1992–93.

Mr. Key

When he is ready to do so.

Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which areas of central Government support to local authorities are calculated on the basis of(a) the electoral roll and (b) OPCS calculations.

A table showing population figures on the same basis as those used to calculate per capita standard spending assessments OPCS mid-year estimates
Local authority 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
resident population 1 resident population 2 resident population 3 resident population 4 resident population 5
Total England 47,111,701 47,254,459 47,406,652 47,536,278 47,689,395
Regional summary
Northern Region 3,085,700 3,080,242 3,076,779 3,071,318 3,073,112
North West 6,386,300 6,734,334 6,370,079 6,364,162 6,379,723
Yorkshire and Humberside 4,902,600 4,899,285 4,900,232 4,913,298 4,940,355
East Midlands 3,896,900 3,919,918 3,942,254 3,970,599 3,999,063
West Midlands 5,183,000 5,181,243 5,197,687 5,207,000 5,215,960
East Anglia 1,964,700 1,991,600 2,013,680 2,034,639 2,044,577
South West 4,500,780 4,543,254 4,588,374 4,634,235 4,652,426
South East 10,424,300 10,489,393 10,547,132 10,605,020 10,627,779
Greater London 6,767,421 6,775,190 6,770,435 6,736,007 6,756,400