§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the effects of the expenditure cuts on the provision of services and recruitment of staff by Nottinghamshire county council.
§ Mr. KingThe Government have indicated to local authorities that they expect a cut of 3 per cent. in the total of local authority current expenditure in 1978–79. It is for individual local authorities to decide how best to modify their spending plans in the light of this.