§ Q16. Mr. Kaufmanasked the Prime Minister what decision he has made with regard to the request to him by the Chairman of the Association of Municipal Corporations that he should meet representatives of the AMC to discuss rates.
§ Q21. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister if he will now have urgent meetings with representatives of all local 170W authority associations on the question of rate increases in relation to phase 2 of the prices and incomes policy.
§ Q22. Mr. Skinnerasked the Prime Minister what discussions he has had with representatives of the Association of Municipal Corporations regarding rate increases; and if he will make a statement.
§ Q28. Mr. Peter Archerasked the Prime Minister whether he will hold consultations with representatives of medium sized local authorities to discuss their budgetary difficulties.
§ The Prime MinisterI held a meeting on 13th February with representatives of the Association of Municipal Corporations together with representatives of the County Councils Association, the London Boroughs Association, the Urban District Councils Association and the Rural District Councils Association at which we discussed the budget problems of local authorities generally in the context of the Government's counter-inflation policies.
§ Q29. Mr. Ridsdaleasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement arising out of his consideration of the matters put to him in his discussions with civic leaders about the level of municipal rates.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier today in answer to a Question from the hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Alfred Morris).