§ 48. Mr. Fieldasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will revise and raise the subsistence allowances authorised by the Local Government (Members' Allowances) Regulations, 1948.
§ Mr. MarplesThis matter has already been discussed between my right hon. Friend's Department and the local authority associations, and he hopes to arrange further discussions shortly.
§ 49. Mr. Fieldasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will introduce legislation to repeal Section 113 of the Local Government Act, 1948, in order to allow local authorities to administer their own funds when reimbursing actual out-of-pocket expenses to their members.
§ Mr. MarplesMy right hon. Friend can hold out no prospect of legislation on this subject.