§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 25 March,Official Report, column 712, if he will make a statement on the progress of the review of standard spending assessments.
§ Mr. BaldryWork on the review of standard spending assessments for 1994–95 is proceeding in consultation with the local authority associations. A substantial programme of work remains and we have not yet reached any conclusions.