HC Deb 06 November 1979 vol 973 c144W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he intends to take in respect of local councils that exceed his Department's recommended limits of public spending.

Mr. King

I refer by hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Pontefract and Castleford (Mr. Loft-house) on 30 October—[Vol. 972, c. 484–85.]