HC Deb 26 November 1975 vol 901 c218W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the cash limits for local authorities will be in the form of block grant limits with discretion to vary expenditure on different heads.

Mr. William Ross

A cash limit will apply to the total of rate support grant for 1976–77. It is clearly desirable that local authorities should apply cash limits to their own expenditure, but they will have their usual discretion as to method.