§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will meet deputations from local authorities to discuss his provisional capping and grant settlement. [18976]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 3 December 1997]: Yes. My Department wrote to local authorities on Tuesday 2 December with details of the provisional local government finance settlement 1998–99 and set out the arrangements we propose for discussions on our proposals.