§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to publish the report of the working group on local authority management set up by his Department.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe study group, under the chairmanship of Sir Frank Marshall, was set up jointly by the Government and the local authority associations with the purpose of providing advice which would be available in good time to assist the new local authorities in determining their management structures. Satisfactory progress is being made and the group's advice will be made available at the first possible opportunity.