§ 22. Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on his plans for the standard spending assessment for the Wirral. [13575]
§ Dr. WhiteheadWe are currently determining the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2002–03. We will announce the resulting figures for all English local authorities at the time of the consultation on the provisional settlement, which will commence in late November or early December, as is normal.