§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, in the local government finance statement for 1994–95, how much extra grant Stockport metropolitan borough council will get as a result of the inclusion of day visitors in the formula; and how much of that extra will relate to visitors to Lyme park.
§ Mr. BaldryStockport metropolitan borough council would receive £0.264 million as a result of the inclusion of an allowance for day visitors to the authority within the proposed calculation of standard spending assessments for 1994–95. It is not possible to say how much of that amount is attributable to day visitors to specific attractions. Lyme park, however, is not within the Stockport metropolitan district and, therefore, visitors to the park would not be included in Stockport's figures.
§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what account is taken of sites outside a borough but maintained by the authority in calculating grants for day visitors.
§ Mr. BaldryThe allowance within standard spending assessments for day visitors is designed to reflect the impact on services provided by local authorities of visitors to their area.
The services likely to be affected include street cleaning, refuse collection and environmental health.
It is not the intention that the allowance should compensate authorities directly for the cost of any recreational facilities which they choose to provide in the areas of other authorities.