HC Deb 17 October 1973 vol 861 cc148-9W
37. Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will revise the formula for locally determined loan sanction allocations to ease the burden on ratepayers of towns involved in expansion schemes approved by his Department.

Mr. Graham Page

The local authority associations agree with me that because of the complications caused by local government reorganisation it would not be practicable to distribute the allocations in 1974–75 otherwise than on a population basispro rata with that which existing component authorities of the new authority had in 1973–74. I have under consideration my hon. Friend's point in the arrangements for future years.