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Local Authority Funding

Mark Hunter: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what proportion of social services departments in local authorities in England he expects will overspend their budgets in the financial year 2005–06; and whether the revenue support grant for 2006–07 will take such overspends into account; [30176]

(2) whether projected deficits in local authority social services departments in 2005–06 will be taken into account in the forthcoming revenue support grant for local authorities with responsibility for social services departments. [30177]

Mr. Woolas: Information on deficits or surpluses in local authority service budgets for the current financial year are not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Projected overspends or deficits are not taken into account in distributing formula grant.

London Governance

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Government expects to publish a consultation paper on reform of London governance; and whether the Government expects to make an announcement on possible reforms before the 2006 London borough elections. [29720]

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Government will publish a consultation paper on proposals for additional powers and responsibilities for the Mayor of London and the
 
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London Assembly in the next few weeks, and will announce a final package of proposals as soon as possible following the end of the consultation period.

Neighbourhood Renewal

Mr. Pelling: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of the Neighbourhood Renewal Capacity Building Fund funding stream from the Government Office for London was made available to the London Borough of Croydon in 2004–05. [29955]

Mr. Woolas: There is no such fund as the Neighbourhood Renewal Capacity Building Fund.

Social Services Funding

Mr. Neil Turner: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the social services formula share is in 2005–06 per (a) younger adult, (b) child, (c) elderly person and (d) person in (i) Inner London local authorities, (ii) Outer London local authorities, (iii) English metropolitan authorities outside London, (iv) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council area, (v) Salford City Council area, (vi) Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council area, (vii) South Tyneside Council area, (viii) Leeds City Council area and (ix) Wolverhampton City Council area. [29472]

Mr. Woolas: The table below shows the data requested.
Personal Social Services for younger adults FSS per person aged 18 to 64 (£ per person aged 18 to 64)Personal Social Services for Children FSS per person aged 0 to 17 (£ per person aged 0 to 17)Personal Social Services for Older People FSS per person aged 65 and over (£ per person aged 65 and over)Total Personal Social Services FSS per person
(£ per person)
Inner London Boroughs including the City of London212.041,141.531,385.83519.66
Outer London Boroughs134.21498.33858.63312.52
Metropolitan Districts126.04406.49860.18305.85
Wigan109.30295.17880.77263.99
Salford142.48471.941,021.78355.46
Knowsley145.43595.741,062.50397.77
South Tyneside134.12467.19902.12347.39
Leeds121.32358.01762.24271.72
Wolverhampton134.11453.09934.74342.46

Spatial Address Infrastructure

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the suspension of negotiations between the Improvement and Development Agency and Ordnance Survey on the production of a National Spatial Address Infrastructure. [30113]


 
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Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister published proposals for a National Spatial Address Infrastructure (NSAI) involving a partnership between Improvement and Development Agency and Ordnance Survey on 26 May 2005.

As announced on 11 August, the Improvement and Development Agency and Ordnance Survey were not able to reach agreement over the terms of the establishment of the NSAI.

Officials from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are continuing to work with interested parties to investigate possible ways forward.

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the (a) total expenditure to date has been and (b) projected future expenditure is on the production of a National Spatial Address Infrastructure. [30114]

Jim Fitzpatrick: (a) Total cost of external consultants working on a National Spatial Address Infrastructure (NSAI) in 2004–05 was £23,750. A total of £22,500 has been or is expected to be spent in 2005–06.

(b) In terms of forecast expenditure, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has only specifically allocated budget to the NSAI in the financial year 2005–06; this was £2.3m as notified in the public prospectus launched in May 2005. Because Ordnance Survey and the Improvement and Development Agency could not reach agreement over the way forward, it is not certain that this funding will be required.

Standards Board

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what Standards Board cases have been considered by the High Court in the last five years in which all proceedings are complete; and what the judgement was in each case. [26914]

Mr. Woolas: The Standards Board was established in March 2001.

Details of High Court cases, and the judgement in each case are as follows:

R (on the application of Hathaway) v Ethical Standards Officer

Murphy v ESO of the Standards Board for England

Sloam v Standards Board for England

Scrivens v Ethical Standards Officer

Sanders v Kingston


 
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Adami v Ethical Standards Officer

Gill v Ethical Standards Officer

Sanders v Ethical Standards Officer

Valuation Office Agency

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2005, Official Report, column 777W, on the Valuation Office Agency, what powers the Agency and its agents have to fine residents who refuse entry. [30665]

Mr. Woolas: None.


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