Relative Need
Deputy Prime Minister
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for what reasons the system was changed from formula spending share to relative need factors.
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Oldham East and Saddleworth, Labour)
I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made to the House when announcing the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement,