§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the total number of written communications between his Department and local authorities in the Greater London area in (a) 1979–80 and (b) 1986–87, to date.
§ Mr. Hurd[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 435]: No central record is kept of written communications between the Department and local authorities.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the additional functions and responsibilities undertaken by his Department of a temporary or permanent kind as a result of the abolition of the Greater London council, stating the total estimated cost to public funds in 1986–87 and the total number of officials involved.
§ Mr. Hurd[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 435]: For the first three years of its existence, I have certain statutory functions in respect of the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority, which was created under section 27(1) of the Local Government Act 1985 to be responsible for the provision of a fire service in London following the abolition of the Greater London council. These duties, under section 85 of the Act, relate to the authority's establishment, arrangements for obtaining services, supplies and facilities, and its organisation and administration. By virtue of section 68(5) of the Act the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority is deemed to be subject to part I of the Rates Act 1984 and I have certain responsibilities with regard to the determination of the authority's expenditure limit and maximum precept. In addition, I have assumed a responsibility for determining the level of capital allocations to be made to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority for 1986–87 and 1987–88.
Under section 13 of the Local Government Act 1985, I assumed certain administrative functions with regard to the coroners service in London previously carried out by the Greater London council. No officials are involved full time on this work and the total estimated cost is not separately identifiable.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all regional and sub-regional outposts of his Department responsible for functions or services within the Greater London area, 38W stating functions and responsibilities of such outposts and giving the total cost of such offices to public funds in 1986–87 and the total number of officials involved.
§ Mr. Hurd[pursuant to his reply,16 February 1987, c. 435]: There are number of Home Office administrative, technical or inspectorial sections which have regional responsibilities bearing on the Greater London area as well as other areas; but the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all functions and responsibilities currently undertaken by any division and organisation within his Department which is concerned with local authority services solely within the Greater London area, stating the total estimated cost to public funds in 1986–87 and the total number of officials involved.
§ Mr. Hurd[pursuant to his reply,, 16 February 1987, c. 435]: No division of the Home Office has responsibilities which relate solely to local authority services in the Greater London area.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the action he has taken since the abolition of the Greater London council to ensure that the functions and responsibilities of his Department and its related non-departmental public bodies dealing with the Greater London area are coordinated with each other.
§ Mr. Hurd[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 435]: My Department and non-departmental public bodies consult each other as necessary on matters of mutual concern.