Unitary Councils: Exeter

Mr. Swire
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the (a) affordability and (b) value for money of Exeter City Council’s business case for a unitary authority for the city.

Mr. Woolas
The Department’s assessment against all five criteria, including affordability and value for money, are set out in Exeter city council’s decision letter of 27 March 2007.

This is available on the Department’s website at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/121/DecisionletterExeterCityCouncil_id150912l.pdf.