HC Deb 01 August 1961 vol 645 cc136-7W
38. Mr. M. Stewart

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs in which of the services provided by local government desirable proposals will be postponed or abandoned in accordance with Her Majesty's Government's new economic policy; and whether he will give examples of such proposals.

Mr. Brooke

The Government are asking local authorities to consider what expenditures in all services can reasonably be avoided or postponed without damage to essentials. The decision will depend on local circumstances, but the Chancellor gave one general example—the postponement of the proposed increased expenditure which the Wolfenden Committee suggested.