HC Deb 20 April 1994 vol 241 cc536-7W
Mr. Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each local authority, together with an indication of political control,(a) the budget submitted for 1994–95, (b) the spending at standard spending assessment, (c) the percentage over standard spending assessment which the budget represents, (d) the percentage over the 1993–94 budget which the 1994–95 budget represents, (e) the provisional cap and (f) the approved cap.

Mr. Baldry

I am arranging for the information to be placed in the Library of the House.

Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what account he takes of the impact of fixed spending on capital financing costs in his policies on the capping of local authority expenditure.

Mr. Baldry

Provision for capital financing costs is included within authorities' standard spending assessments. In determining his principles for capping my right hon. Friend has regard to all relevant considerations. The cap proposed for any authority designated in accordance with those principles takes account of all the available information on its circumstances.

Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 24 November,Official Report, columns 43–44, in what way his final proposals on capital financing standard spending assessments took into account responses to the consultation on his original proposals.

Mr. Baldry

The Secretary of State considered carefully all the representations which we received during the consultation period, including those relating to the capital financing element, and any other relevant information before taking his final decisions on the 1994–95 revenue support grant settlement.