§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) when he will provide amended figures for standard spending assessments in 2001–02 for those local authorities with housing responsibilities which have been given inaccurate information by his Department; [143668]
(2) if he will list those local authorities with housing responsibilities which have been given inaccurate figures by his Department for their standard spending assessments in 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [143669]
§ Ms ArmstrongUpdated information on the Government's proposals for the 2001–02 revenue support grant settlement was made available to all local authorities on Friday 15 December. The updated information takes into account the basic credit approvals announced on, or shortly after, 6 December and the taxbase figures which we expect to use for the settlement calculations. The figures for all those authorities with housing responsibilities incorporate the latest information on the apportionment of their 2001–02 basic credit approval between the general fund and the housing revenue account.