§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether copies of the report of the Local Government Finance Advisory Panel will be made available to hon. Members.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellWhen my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Development, Scottish Office, met representatives of the Scottish local authority associations last October to discuss the Green Paper "The Future Shape of Local Government Finance"(Cmnd. 4741) it was agreed that the associations would nominate officials to act in a personal capacity, together with officials of the Scottish departments, as members of a panel to assist the departments in drawing up advice to the Secretary of State on330W the financial aspects of the proposed Bill dealing with local government reorganisation. The panel has recently submitted a report giving advice on a number of issues, many of a technical nature. Copies have been sent to the association, which have been invited to give their comments before any decisions are taken. Copies of the report are available in the Library.