§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to make special financial arrangements to assist district councils in the county of Durham in the event of severe weather conditions during the winter.
§ Mr. ChopeI refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Wareing) on 17 December 1987 at column617, and to my right hon. Friend's reply on 13 January 1988 to my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesham (Mr. Arnold).