§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to establish equity in financial responsibility for the provision of local authority services of all kinds by removing the anomalies of 89W the rating system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThere will have to be a comprehensive review of the source of local government finance in the light of any proposals for the reorganisation of the structure of local government following the report of the Royal Commission, but meanwhile a number of improvements such as rate rebates and subsidies for domestic ratepayers have been made to the present rating system.