Written question asked by Philip Hollobone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 February 2006. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Monday, 13 February 2006 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Population Projections

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2005, Official Report, column 2574W, on population projections, what consideration is being given to the inclusion in the calculations for future local government finance settlements for local authorities in Northamptonshire of housebuilding numbers and population projections in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands sub-regional spatial strategy.

Answer: The population projections used by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 Local Government Finance Settlements are the 2003-based sub-national population projections for England produced by the Office for National Statistics, as these are the best data available produced on a consistent basis for all authorities.These projections represent how the population in an area would change given the continuation of past demographic trends.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 50703; 442 c1628-9W;442 c1628-9W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Skills for Life
Tuesday, 20 December 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Construction Housing Finance Local government Local government finance Population Northamptonshire Milton Keynes Midlands South Midlands
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