HC Deb 23 November 1992 vol 214 cc484-5W
Mr. Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he intends to publish his White Paper on Welsh local government reform.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the proposed(a) timetable for and (b) boundaries of local government reorganisation in Wales.

Mr. David Hunt

I refer the hon. Gentleman to my statement on 3 March 1992, at column 171.

Mr. Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place the result of consultation on local government reform in Wales in the Library.

Mr. David Hunt

I have already placed copies of responses to my statement of 3 March 1992, together with advice submitted to the Welsh Consultative Council on Local Government, in the Library of the House.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received from Welsh local authorities, their respective associations and others in relation to his latest proposals for the boundaries of proposed unitary local authorities.

Mr. David Hunt

Copies of responses to my statement of 3 March 1992, together with advice submitted to the Welsh Consultative Council on Local Government, are already in the Library of the House.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 17 November,Official Report, column 145, if he will itemise in full the financial details of the changes in local government functions for 1993–94.

Mr. David Hunt

The adjustments to the 1993–94 provisional local government revenue settlement for Wales to reflect changes in local authority functions are as follows:

£ million
School inspection responsibilities transferring to the Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector (Wales) -0.9
Further and residual higher education responsibilities transferring to the Further Education Funding Council (Wales) and Higher Education Funding Council (Wales) respectively -125.2
Transfer from Department of Social Security for care in the community + 35.9

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