§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what changes in council tax in each local
Council Tax Receipts for "Rural" Authorities from 1993–94 to 2001–02 (in 2001–02 prices) £ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 England 8,313 9,095 9,551 9,994 10,545 11,344 11,850 12,531 13,209 Designated rural authorities by region East of England 388 428 451 473 504 560 598 641 679 East Midlands 275 318 336 349 382 418 439 468 492 London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North East 48 50 55 57 61 67 71 74 77 North West 234 262 271 281 294 324 336 354 368 South East 720 799 848 892 945 1,028 1,081 1,145 1,203 South West 473 541 553 575 614 677 711 763 804 West Midlands 176 193 197 208 220 272 292 307 329 Yorkshire and the Humber 199 224 233 232 241 260 277 292 310 The real terms are calculated using the HM Treasury GDP deflator.
§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many households in(a) England and (b) local authorities defined as rural, by region, were identified as being in each band for council tax purposes in each year since the introduction of the scheme. [90838]
772Wauthority would be required and possible, assuming spending next year were at FSS level and no change were made to its non-grant income. [90685]
§ Mr. RaynsfordCouncil tax is a local tax. Decisions on council tax are for local authorities to take, after consulting with their local electorate and taxpayers. It is not this Government's policy to preannounce spending totals or council tax increases for local authorities.
FSS is not, and should not be used as, a measure of assumed local spending. The spending review identifies how much is available in total grant for local authorities. The FSS distributes the available amount to authorities in a way that reflects local pressures in comparison to other areas. There is an allowance per head with top-ups for local pressures such as deprivation, labour costs and sparsity.