§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what figures he has collated on(a) the total cost and (b) the cost per capita in the last year for which figures are available of running (i) London borough councils (ii) English county councils, (iii) English city councils, (iv) English unitary authorities and (v) English district councils broken down into (A) administration costs, (B) electoral costs, and (C) councillor salaries. [21513]
§ Dr. WhiteheadEnglish local authorities have reported the following expenditure' figures:
§ Mrs. LiddellI have regular discussions with Ministers in the Scottish Executive on a wide range of issues. We have discussed the implications for the Government of the report by the Care Development Group. During these discussions, both the Scotland Office and the Scottish Executive made it clear that the provision of care services is a devolved matter for the Executive.