§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the effect of the operation of section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the interests and activities of voluntary organisations
§ Mr. KingSection 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 gives local authorities power to incur expenditure which in their opinion is in the interests of their area, subject to certain limitations. No information is collected on the extent to which this power is used to support voluntary organisations.