§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a further statement on his consideration of the problems facing local government officers arising from the reorganisation of local government.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe replies I gave to the hon. Members for Oldham, East (Mr. Lamond) and Portsmouth, West (Mr. Judd) on 26th January indicated a Staff Commission was to be set up to give detailed consideration to the problems facing staff and to advise on arrangements for staff transfer and protection. Because of the importance and complexity of these problems, the Secretary of State proposes to set up the Commission informally as an advisory Committee before the Local Government Bill becomes law. A Supplementary Estimate to cover the costs of the Committee will be presented to the House in due course and advances will be made from the Contingencies Fund pending the availability of Supply.—[Vol. 829, c.442–3.]