§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest estimate of the extra capital expenditure which will be undertaken by local authorities as a result of the temporary relaxation of the restrictions on the use of capital receipts in comparison with the original estimates given at the time of the autumn statement.
§ Mr. BaldryNo new estimate of local authorities' extra capital expenditure arising from the temporary relaxation in the capital receipts rules has been made since that published in the autumn statement.