§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in the light of the Greater London Council's proposal to levy a supplementary rate of 11.9 pence in the pound from 1 October, he will seek powers to impose a limit on business rate increases.
§ Mr. KingMy right hon. Friend has the position of non-domestic ratepayers very much in mind in his current consideration of measures to bring home to high spending councils and their electorates the consequences of their policies.