HC Deb 29 November 1994 vol 250 c597W
Mr. Sweeney

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are his proposals for local government revenue spending in 1995–96.

Mr. Redwood

I propose to set total standard spending in Wales for 1995–96 at £2,767 million. This figure includes £124.4 million for care in the community. It represents an increase of £72 million, 2.7 per cent. on the comparable level of funding for 1994–95.

I propose to set central Government support for TSS through aggregate external finance at £2,450.8 million.

Within AEF I propose to make available £1,711.1 million in revenue support grant, £520 million in distributable non-domestic rates and £219.7 million in specific and supplementary grants.

My Department has today written to the local authority associations to consult them on my proposals for revenue support grant in 1995–96.

I shall announce provisional standard assessments and provisional capping principles for police authorities in Wales later this week. I shall announce provisional standard spending assessments and provisional capping principles for county and district councils in mid December. I shall announce final details of the settlement early in the new year.

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