Local Government Finance (Hansard, 31 January 1995)

§ Mr. Gummer

The table lists authorities which made oral representations to myself and other Ministers in my Department on the proposed locál government finance settlement for England for 1995–96. In addition, Home Office Ministers met a number of police authorities. The main topics raised in meetings with DOE Ministers are listed in the table. No note was made of the duration of meetings, but I and other Ministers have sought to make time available for the fullest consultation.

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Class of Authority	Minister	Main topics
Shire Districts
Barrow in Furness	Robert B. Jones	Benefits, Remoteness
Blackpool	Sir Paul Beresford	Data, rent allowances, credit approvals, capping
Bristol	Sir Paul Beresford	Regional status, SSA methodology
Burnley	David Curry	Data, capping, superannuation
Castle Point	Robert B. Jones	Capping, Other Services
Dartford	Robert B. Jones	Growth pressures
Halton	Robert B. Jones	Benefit case load
Harlow	Sir Paul Beresford	Other Services Block, debt, SSA Reduction Grant, capping
Havant	Sir Paul Beresford	Population data, commuters
Hyndburn	Sir Paul Beresford	Capital financing, capping, housing benefit. Other Services
Ipswich	Sir Paul Beresford	Debt, data, capping
Leicester	Robert B. Jones	Capping, SSA Reduction Grant
Milton Keynes	Robert B. Jones	Growth factors
Norwich	Viscount Ullswater	Capping, regional status
Nottingham City	Sir Paul Beresford	SSA Reduction Grant, external support, data, SSA methodology, housing benefits
Pendle	Robert B. Jones	Capping, housing benefits
Ribble Valley	Sir Paul Beresford	Other Services Block
Rushmoor	Sir Paul Beresford	Area Cost Adjustment, population
South Norfolk	Robert B. Jones	Other Services Block
Stevenage	Sir Paul Beresford	Area Cost Adjustment, New Town status
Thanet	David Curry	Housing benefit
Thurrock	Viscount Ullswater	Debt, Area Cost Adjustment
Wear Valley	Sir Paul Beresford	Capital financing, capping
Welwyn Hatfield	Robert B. Jones	Capping, benefits, other services
York	Robert B. Jones	SSA Reduction Grant, sparsity, unemployment, homelessness
Shire counties
Cumbria	David Curry	National parks, SSA methodology, Area Cost Adjustment, fire
Derbyshire	David Curry	Resource levels, capping limits
Devon	Robert B. Jones	Area Cost Adjustment, community care education
East Midlands Counties	David Curry	Area Cost Adjustment, capping, credit controls
Gloucestershire	David Curry	Education, capping, Area Cost Adjustment

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Class of Authority	Minister	Main topics
Hampshire	Robert B. Jones	Fire, Education, Other Services, Fire, Area Cost Adjustment.
Hereford and Worcester	David Curry	Capping, SSA methodology, data, community care
Lancashire	David Curry	Area Cost Adjustment, SSA methodology
Lincolnshire	David Curry	Capping, education, Area Cost Adjustment, sparsity, fire
Norfolk County Council	David Curry	Fire, Area Cost Adjustment, community care, education, capping
Northamptonshire	Secretary of State	Area Cost Adjustment, education, capping
Northumberland	Viscount Ullswater	Sparsity, National Parks, Area Cost Adjustment, capping
Nottinghamshire	David Curry	Area Cost Adjustment, fire capital financing
Oxfordshire	Robert B. Jones	Area Cost Adjustment, Education, Fire, new burdens
Shropshire	David Curry	Area Cost Adjustment, SSA methodology, balances
South West Counties	David Curry	Data, community care, teachers pay, Area Cost Adjustment
Warwickshire	Robert B. Jones	Area Cost Adjustment, Fire, capping
Metropolitan Districts
Barnsley	Viscount Ullswater	Capping, education, highways
Birmingham	Secretary of State	Data, capping, Area Cost Adjustment, debt, credit approvals
Bolton	David Curry	Education, capping, youth custody
Bradford	David Curry	Education, capping
Core Metropolitan Cities	David Curry	Area Cost Adjustment, Capital Financing, SSA methodology, capping
Coventry	David Curry	Capping, community care, capital financing, Area Cost Adjustment
Kirklees	David Curry	Area Cost Adjustment, education
Knowsley	Robert B. Jones	Population, SSA methodology, Area Cost Adjustment
Liverpool	David Curry	Capping, deprivation, debt. Area Cost Adjustment

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Class of Authority	Minister	Main topics
Manchester	Secretary of State	SSA methodology, capital financing
Newcastle upon Tyne	David Curry	Education, social services, Area Cost adjustment, capital finance
Rotherham	Sir Paul Beresford	Capping, deprivation
Salford	Robert B. Jones	Data, education
Sandwell	Robert B. Jones	Deprivation, capping, SSA Education Grant
Sheffield	Robert B. Jones	Area Cost Adjustment, debt, highways
Solihull	Secretary of State	Recoupment in education, levies, capping
South Tyneside	Robert B. Jones	Deprivation, Area Cost Adjustment, capping
South Yorkshire Districts	Viscount Ullswater	Supertram
St. Helens	Robert B. Jones	Capital financing, area cost adjustment, education, community care
Tameside	Robert B. Jones	Area Cost Adjustment, capping, levies
Wigan	David Curry	Capping
Wirral	David Curry	Capping
Wolverhampton	David Curry	SSA methodology, SSA Reduction Grant
London Boroughs
Bexley	Robert B. Jones	Education, community care, pay, housing benefit, Area Cost Adjustment
Brent	David Curry	SSA Reduction Grant, education. Area Cost Adjustment
Croydon	Robert B. Jones	Education, community care., benefit case load
Enfield	David Curry	Deprivation
Greenwich	Robert B. Jones	Pensions, highways, social services, other services
Hackney	Robert B. Jones	SSA Reduction Grant, data, community charge grant
Harrow	Viscount Ullswater	Capping, capital financing, refugees, Area Cost Adjustment
Havering	Robert B. Jones	Capping, capital receipts
Hillingdon	Robert B. Jones	Education, refugees, Area Cost Adjustment
Hounslow	David Curry	Education, refugees
Kingston upon Thames	Robert B. Jones	Area cost adjustment, personal social services, notional amount
Lambeth	David Curry	Capping, SSA Reduction Grant

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Class of Authority	Minister	Main topics
Merton	David Curry	Education, SSA methodology, Area Cost Adjustment
Newham	Secretary of State	Resource levels, capping
Sutton	Robert B. Jones	Education, Social Services, Area Cost Adjustment.
Fire Authorities
Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence	David Curry	Fire
South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority	David Curry	Fire, pensions
Tyne and Wear Fire and Civil Defence	Sir Paul Beresford	Fire
West Midlands Fire Authority	Sir Paul Beresford	Fire, Capping
West Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence	David Curry	Fire
Police Authorities
Lancashire Police Authority	David Curry	Pensions, Police Funding Formula
Greater Manchester Police	Robert B. Jones	Pensions, Police Funding Formula
Northants Police Authority	Sir Paul Beresford	Pensions, capping
Suffolk Police	Sir Paul Beresford	Police Funding Formula
West Mercia Police Authority	David Curry	Police Funding Formula, pensions, data, capping
Unitary Authority
Isle of Wight	David Curry	Reorganisation, Fire, Area Cost Adjustment
Local Authority Associations
Consultative Council on Local Government Finance	Secretary of State David Curry	SSA Reduction Grant, Capping, level of Settlement, capital financing
90 Meetings in total with local authority delegations