HC Deb 12 July 1972 vol 840 c358W
Mr. Laurance Reed

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what economies of scale he expects will result from the reorganisation of local government.

Mr. Graham Page

There will certainly be economies of scale in many spheres of local government. But the purpose of reorganisation is to provide the long-term framework within which services can be more effectively administered and developed in the forthcoming decades. The full benefits from reorganisation cannot be immediately or exactly quantified.