§ Mr. Cowansasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to receive the report of the Robinson Committee on Councillors' Attendance Allowances.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 25th January by my right hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Woolwich East (Mr. Cartwright).—[Vol. 924, c.538.]
558Wsupplied to me by the water authorities about direct billing I saw no reason to change the advice that I gave last year. I have made arrangements for that information to be made available to the local authority associations, and I have asked the associations to let me have the factual information on direct billing on which they base their arguments.