§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what are the reasons for the different procedures undertaken by different divisions within his Department for approving local authority projects; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will institute in conjunction with the Welsh Counties Committee a review of the capital programming practices of his Department in order to ensure that delays in announcement of financial and planning allocations do not continue to take place.
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§ Mr. Alec JonesThe Welsh Office is considering what changes might be made in the administration of local authority capital expenditure allocations, where present practices have developed separately for particular services.