§ Ms LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has received the final report of the independent review of the standard spending assessment formula; and if he will make a statement. [78532]
§ Mr. MichaelYes, I have placed copies of the report in the Library of the House.
The Welsh Consultative Council on Local Government Finance will meet on 29 March to consider how the report's recommendation should be taken forward, although final decisions on changes to the formula for 2000–01 and later years will be for the National Assembly for Wales and local government, through the Partnership Council.