HC Deb 03 June 1997 vol 295 c160W
24. Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his Department's policy in respect of the control of the capital receipts by debt-free local authorities. [469]

Mr. Raynsford

Debt-free local authorities have the freedom to reinvest capital receipts from the sale of their assets, according to their own priorities.