Written question asked by Jack Straw (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 October 1994. It was answered by Lord Deben (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 October 1994 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

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Dept of the Environment

Question

If he will list each local authority in England and indicate whether the authority (a) has had no more than three reports of maladministration between 1990 and 1993, (b) has received one or more Charter Marks for council services in 1992 or 1993, (c) has received no directions for anti-competitive behaviour or for the financial failure of direct services organisations before January, (d) has been judged well ahead of the field in its region under the housing investment programme between 1992 and 1995, (e) has been the winner of a city challenge competition, (f) has local or unitary development plans for the whole council area and the council has decided half or more of its planning decisions within eight weeks, (g) budgeted to spend below its standard spending assessment between 1991 and 1994, (h) reduced its indebtedness between 1991 and 1993 and (i) collected at least half of its national non-domestic rates by 30th September in 1991 and 1993. - Table in Library.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

248 c261-2W;248 c259-60W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Direct labour departments Finance Expenditure Maladministration Local government Local government services Urban areas Housing investment programme Chartermark scheme