§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the level of central funding by the Government of(a) Cheshire county council, (b) Chester city council, (c) Vale Royal borough council and (d) Crewe and Nantwich borough council for each of the last five years; and what the average funding of city and borough county councils in England was in those years. [81034]
§ Mr. BoatengI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to him by the Minister for Local Government and the Regions on 26 November 2002,Official Report, column 255–58W.