HC Deb 20 March 2001 vol 365 c114W
16. Mr. Darvill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he will make a statement about his proposals on the reform of local government finance. [152923]

Ms Armstrong

A White Paper setting out our decisions on the way forward will be published later this year.

Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what action he will take to reform the local government grant system to reflect the importance of the services provided by local authorities. [153849]

Ms Beverley Hughes

[holding answer 19 March 2001]Ensuring the availability of high quality services is a primary objective for local authorities depends in part on the resources each authority receives through the grant system.

Last September's local government finance Green Paper consulted on options for making the current grant distribution system for local authorities fairer. A White Paper will be published later this year setting out our decisions on the way forward.