§ Lord Harlechasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the proposals for local government revenue spending in Wales for 1995–96.
§ Lord Rodger of EarlsferryThe Government 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.
The Government propose to set central government support for TSS through aggregate external finance at £2,450.8 million.
Within AEF, the Government 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.
The Welsh Office have today written to the local authority associations to consult them on the proposals for revenue support grant in 1995–96.
The Government will announce provisional standard spending assessments and provisional capping principles for police authorities in Wales later this week and will announce provisional standard spending assessments and provisional capping principles for county and district councils in mid December. The Government will announce final details of the settlement early in the new year.