§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what value of area cost adjustment is proposed for 1995–6 for(a) Bedfordshire, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) Leicestershire and (d) Cheshire; and if he will specify in each case how that figure was calculated. [31690]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesFull details of the value of the area cost adjustment for all English local authorities which benefited from that adjustment are available in the Library. The information covers the years 1991–92 to 1995–96.
The methodology that is used to calculate the area cost adjustment is set out in the departmental publication, "Standard Spending Assessments: Guide to Methodology 1995–96". A copy of this publication has been placed in the Library.