HC Deb 20 October 1993 vol 230 c250W
21. Sir Thomas Arnold

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about his review of the formulae for calculating grants to local authorities.

Mr. Gummer

Work on the review of standard spending assessments for 1994–95 is now complete. I discussed the findings of the review with the local authority associations at the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance last week. Proposals for 1994–95 will be announced later this year.

28. Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he has made to alter, amend and improve standard spending assessments.

Mr. Gummer

Work has now finished on the review of standard spending assessments for 1994–95. The primary aim of the review was to incorporate data from the 1991 census into the underlying standard spending assessment formulae. Proposals for 1994–95 will be announced later this year.