HL Deb 27 May 1976 vol 371 cc464-5WA
Viscount RIDLEY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How and why the contents of the Layfield Report on Local Government Finance appeared in full detail in the Times on 14th May, before the official publication date of the report.

Baroness BIRK

: I have nothing to add to my comments to the House on 19th May (Vol. 370 col. 1420).