HC Deb 04 December 1974 vol 882 cc521-2W
38. Mrs. Colquhoun

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider appointing a representative of the National Union of Ratepayers' Associations to the Layfield Committee now considering local government finance.

Mr. John Silkin

No. Nobody has been appointed to the Layfield Committee in a representative capacity.

40. Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the Report of the Layfield Inquiry into local government finance will be published.

Mr. John Silkin

Yes.

55. Mr. Durant

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the report of the Layfield inquiry into local government finance will be published.

Mr. Oakes

Yes.

60. Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the terms of reference for the inquiry into local government finance.

Mr. Oakes

The inquiry's terms of reference are "to review the whole system of local government finance in England, Scotland and Wales, and to make recommendations".