To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2010, Official Report, column 482W, on local government finance, against which authorities capping action was taken; and how the capping principles were exceeded in each case. (316591)

I refer the hon. Member to the following statements made by previous local government Ministers:

29 April 2004, Official Report, columns 1019-21;

23 March 2005, Official Report, columns 883-4;

27 March 2006, Official Report, columns 567-9;

27 March 2008, Official Report, columns 339-41;

26 March 2009, Official Report, columns 464-5.