§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the local authorities subject to capping in the local government finance settlement; the amount forgone by each of those authorities and the average reduction to all local authorities if the cap had not been introduced; and if he will make a statement. [25748]
§ Dr. WhiteheadWe did not use our reserve capping powers in 2001–02. We will consider the position for 2002–03 when local authorities have set their budgets.