HC Deb 15 November 1996 vol 285 cc378-9W
Mr. Gapes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue a reworked index of local conditions to cover authorities which have had major boundary changes. [4052]

Mr. Clappison

The Department intends to let a contract in December of this year which will include adjusting the index of local conditions to reflect all major local authority boundary changes. The work will also involve updating the non-census-based indicators where more up-to-date statistical information is available. The results of this work will be available in the Summer 1997.