Written question asked by Harry Barnes (Labour) on Monday, 7 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 December 1998. It was answered by Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list for 1999-2000 the proposed percentage gains and losses to standard spending assessments for each district council arising from their enhanced population figures, ranked and numbered in descending order. - Inc ref to info requested in Library as DEP 98/1509.

Answer: Mr. Barnes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for 1999-2000 the proposed percentage gains and losses to standard spending assessments for each district council arising from their enhanced population figures, ranked and numbered in descending order. [63181] Ms Armstrong: The information requested has been placed in the Library, together with a similar table for education authorities. The calculations have been made by re-estimating the underlying statistical formulae using resident population instead of enhanced population. If such a change in the formula were being contemplated, several other components of the formula would need to be re-examined if its statistical validity was to be maintained.

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