HC Deb 27 January 1977 vol 924 c699W
Mr. Wakeham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list in the Official Report the local authorities which have confirmed to him that they will be complying with all the expenditure guidelines laid down by his Department for 1976–77.

Mr. Freeson

Local authorities are not being asked for this information. Expenditure guidelines are couched in national terms and we look to individual authorities to interpret them in the light of their own particular circumstances.