§ Mr. Templeasked the Minister of Transport what progress his Department have made with the local authority associations on the review of highways grants; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tom FraserMy Department's discussions with the local authority associations were deferred last year. I am now considering with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government the best form of Government grants in urban areas, to 117W take account especially of the implications of the Buchanan Report. I am considering also the form of highways grant in other areas. All this will be in the context of the general review of the financial relations between local and central government.