§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what studies he has made of the effect of the data on the new earnings survey from the Isle of Wight and its effect on the area cost adjustment formulae for the Isle of Wight and if he has seen the correspondence from Mr. Orchard of the Department of Employment and the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight. [35871]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordI will write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take into account the Island Apart evidence when looking at the area cost adjustment formulae and the effects any changes to that formulae will have on the Isle of Wight's local government finance. [35941]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordWe will consider all the evidence available to us on the area cost adjustment when forming our proposals for the 1996–97 local government finance settlement later this year.