§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what economies of scale he expects will result from the reorganisation of local government.
§ Mr. Graham PageThere 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.