§ Lord Orr-Ewingasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are their decisions in relation to charge capping Lambeth Borough Council for 1990/91.
§ Lord HeskethOn the basis of the principles which my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Environment adopted for Inner London boroughs, Lambeth's revised budget of £293-9 million is in his opinion excessive. On 10th April he therefore designated the authority for charge capping in accordance with those principles, and proposed a cap of £285-1 million, a reduction of £8-8 million or £51 per adult. He is satisfied that on the basis of the information available to him the proposed cap is fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of Lambeth. The authority has 28 days, beginning on 10th April 1990, in which to let him know whether it accepts the proposed cap or if not, what alternative cap it is proposing together with the reasons for it.