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Business of the House

I hope that the Leader of the House will arrange for a debate on the Government’s performance, during which it would be possible to point out that 300 constituencies have higher unemployment than they had nine months ago, and that waiting times for hearing tests in hospitals are longer in most places than they were in 1997, ranging between six months and four years. May I raise a non-partisan point that matters to every local authority in England? Ten days ago, the rate support grant settlement was announced, but local authorities have not had the exemplification of the changes that is usually made available two or three days later. Could they have that detailed information before the House rises? The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s website says that it is ““to follow””, but resource directors need it now in order to plan their budgets.