Greater London Council

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4. Mr. Burt

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment by how much Greater London council spending has risen between 1979–80 and 1982–83; and how this compares with the rise in prices.

32. Mr. Dover

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment by how much Greater London council spending has risen between 1979–80 and 1982–83; and how this compares with the rise in prices.

Mr. Waldegrave

The latest estimates that I have suggest that GLC's net current expenditure rose by 75 per cent. between 1979–80 and 1982–83. Over the same period, general prices in the economy, as measured by the GDP deflator, increased by 40 per cent.

24. Mr. Neil Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he has made during the summer recess in connection with winding up the Greater London council.

Mr. Waldegrave

On 7 October we published our detailed proposals for abolishing the GLC and the metropolitan county councils in April 1986.