§ Baroness Stedmanasked Her Majesty's Government:
What response they will be making to the three East Anglian county councils which have written explaining their position as low spending authorities and have produced tables indicating the arbitrary and unfair nature of the reductions they have been asked to make.
§ Lord BellwinI am sending to the noble Baroness a copy of the reply my right honourable friend the Minister for Local Government and Environmental Services sent yesterday to the three county councils.