Standard Spending Assessments (Hansard, 2 February 1994)

Mr. Robert Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people are employed within his Department investigating possible improvements to the standard spending assessment system.

§ Mr. Baldry
I refer the hon. member to the reply my right hon Friend gave to the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr. Straw) on 28 January,Official Report, columns 433–34.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the representations made by Westminster city council to his Department prior to the current year's standard spending assessment allocation.

§ Mr. Baldry
Since March 1993 we have received a number of letters from Westminster dealing with a number of issues concerning the review of standard spending assessments and the proposals for 1994–95.
In addition, my right hon. Friend met the leader of Westminster city council on 13 October 1993 to discuss the review of standard spending assessments for 1994–95.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the representations made by Wandsworth borough council to his Department prior to the current year's standard spending assessment allocation.

§ Mr. Baldry
Since March 1993 we have received two written representations from the London borough of Wandsworth on the calculation of standard spending assessments for 1994–95.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the authorities that have made representations to his Department, supporting the use of day visitors as a method of measuring grant need.

§ Mr. Baldry
The following local authorities made representations in support of the use of data on day visitors in the calculation of standard spending assessments, during the review of standard spending assessments or during consultation on the provisional revenue support grant settlement for 1994–95:
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Bath City Council

Birmingham City Council

London Borough of Brent

Brighton Borough Council

Chester City Council

Chester-le-Street District Council

Cleethorpes Borough Council

East Lindsey District Council

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Harrogate District Council

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

London Borough of Greenwich

High Peak Borough Council

North Norfolk District Council

Norwich City Council

Nottingham City Council

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Sheffield City Council

Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council

South Lakeland District Council

Southend-on-Sea District Council

Stoke on Trent City Council

Suffolk Coastal District Council

Tendring District Council

Thanet District Council

Thurrock Borough Council

Torbay Borough Council

Uttlesford District Council

London Borough of Westminster

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

Woodspring District Council
We also received a joint representation from the seven west midlands metropolitan districts in support of the inclusion of day visitors in the calculation of standard spending assessments.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth
To ask the Secretry of State for the Environment if he will list the authorities that have made representations to his Department supporting the use of homelessness figures as a method of measuring grant need.

§ Mr. Baldry
The following local authorities made representations in support of the use of data on homelessness in the calculation of SSAs, during the review of SSAs or during consultations on the provisional revenue support grant settlement for 1994–95:
London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Brent

Brighton Borough Council

Broxtowe Borough Council

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

London Borough of Ealing

East Hertfordshire District Council

Elmbridge Borough Council

London Borough of Enfield

Gloucester City Council

London Borough of Greenwich

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Harrow

Hartlepool Borough Council

London Borough of Hillingdon

London Borough of Lambeth

London Borough of Lewisham

London Borough of Newham

Reading Borough Council

Thurrock Borough Council

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Westminster City Council
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