§ Mr. SayeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 13 March 2002,Official Report, column 1149W, on refrigerators, when she will announce the further financial assistance to local authorities to meet the additional costs resulting from the implementation of EC regulation 2037/2000 in the financial year 2002–03; and if she will make a statement. [56498]
§ Mr. MeacherA Government announcement on local authority funding will be made shortly.