§ 26. Mr. Pentlandasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if, in view of representations made to him over a long period of time, he will introduce legislation to amend the Public Authorities (Allowances) Act, 1961, in order to allow subsistence allowances to be granted to all members of local authorities whose absence from home on official duty exceeds a certain period irrespective of the distance between the members' place of residence and point of duty.
§ Sir K. JosephNo.