§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to speed up the review of local government finance; and what plans he has for the complete reorganisation of local government.
§ Mr. RossThe review of local government finance, which is being undertaken in relation to Great Britain as a whole, will be completed as soon as possible. As regards re-organisation, I shall take stock of the position when I have the84W results of the financial review and also the report of the Allen Committee on the incidence of rate burdens. Meanwhile the Working Party appointed with the local authority associations last ear is having a further meeting later this month.