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10. Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received on the local government finance settlement for local authorities in North Yorkshire. [24897]

Mr. Raynsford

Written representations on our proposals have been received from North Yorkshire County Council, Harrogate Borough Council, Ryedale District Council, Scarborough Borough Council and York City Council. My hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and Housing also met North Yorkshire, Harrogate and York to discuss their concerns. I understand that the hon. Member was present at the meeting with York City Council.

12. Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received on local government funding in Surrey. [24899]

Ms Armstrong

Written representations on our proposals were received from Surrey County Council, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, Runnymede District Council, Spelthorne Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council, and Surrey Heath Borough Council. I also met representatives from Runnymede District Council and my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary with responsibility for the regions met Surrey County Council to discuss their concerns on the provisional settlement.

28. Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he last met representatives of local government in England to discuss local government finance. [24915]

Mr. Raynsford

I last met representatives of local government during the recent consultation on our proposals for local government finance in 1998–99.

Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will publish figures for every local authority in England showing the amount of revenue support grant which they would have received had their 1998–99 standard spending assessment increased by 5 per cent., compared with the adjusted SSA figure for 1997–98; and if he will show(a) in cash terms and (b) percentage terms how this differs from the actual amount of revenue support grant which they will receive in 1998–99; [27186]

(2) if he will publish figures for every local authority in England showing the amount of revenue support grant which they would have received had their 1989–99 standard spending assessment increased by 13 per cent., compared with the adjusted SSA figure for 1997–98; and if he will show (a) in cash terms and (b) in percentage terms how this differs from the actual amount of revenue support grant which they will receive in 1998–99. [27187]

Mr. Raynsford

I have placed the information requested in the Library.