§ Mr. Longdenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many times in the last three financial years he has refused applications by local authorities for supplementary loan sanctions required to cover over-spending by their direct labour building departments.
§ Mr. Skeffington:I regret that I am unable to give this information for the reasons I gave in reply to a Question by the hon. Member on 29th January.—[Vol. 757, c. 239.]
§ Mr. Longdenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government, in view of the increases in local authority expenditure, what analysis he makes of the reasons given by local authorities in their applications for supplementary loans sanctions.
§ Mr. Skeffington:The Department is constantly in touch both with individual authorities and with the Local Authority Associations on all matters of expenditure.