§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the total cost of the reorganisation of local government, with a specific figure for the totals of redundancy payments to local government employees and payment of pensions to those who have been subsequently re-employed in other authorities.
§ Mr. John SilkinIt would be impossible to calculate the cost of reorgansation as the changes will have continuing effects on the way in which services are administered in the future. Information on the particular items referred to by the hon. Member is not available.