§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Prime Minister if he will set up an interdepartmental inquiry, including officials from the Home Office and the Department of the Environment, into the consequences for local rates and police administration of transferring the burden of police expenditure to the Exchequer.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI have been asked to reply.
No. But my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is considering whether there should be a more broadly-based inquiry into local government finance.