Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what formula his Department used to determine the allocation of additional funding for adult social care referred to in paragraph 5.5 of the Spring Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement.

The Explanatory Note published alongside the allocations on 9 March (www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-allocations-of-the-additional-funding-for-adult-social-care) provides a detailed explanation of the formulas used to determine the allocation of additional funding for adult social care announced in the Spring Budget.