§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which standard spending assessments take sparsity of population into account when calculating revenue support grants. [60248]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe sparsity allowance is included in the following SSA formulae; Education-Primary, Secondary, post-16 and Under 5; Police; and Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services at district and county levels.