§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each(a) unitary, (b) shire county, (c) shire district, (d) metropolitan district and (e) London borough council (i) the real terms cash and percentage increase in standard spending assessment between 1997–98 and 2000–01, (ii) the real terms cash and percentage increase in revenue support grant between 1997–98 and 2000–01, (iii) the real terms cash and percentage increase in total external support between 1997–98 and 2000–01 and (iv) the real terms cash and percentage increase in aggregate external finance between 1997–98 and 2000–01. [109600]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 11 February 2000]: The information requested, to the extent that it is available, has been placed in the library. It is not possible to provide the increase in aggregate external finance to 2000–01 as the latest available figures relate to budgets for 1999–2000.