§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give an assurance that earlier notification of the locally determined sector borrowing allocation will be given in future years, since to be notified at this late stage does not assist local authority budgetary procedures.
§ Mr. ShoreI fully accept that a late announcement of the locally determined sector borrowing allocation causes problems for local authorities in completing their budgets. I shall, therefore, continue to make the announcement as early as the circumstances of the time permit.