BUDGETARY PROCEDURE

HC Deb 07 August 1980 vol 990 cc248-9W

Q20. Mr. Butcher

asked the Prime Minister if she will examine the proposals made for a reorganisation of budgetary procedure made by the Committee on Budgetary Reform, chaired by the late Lord Armstrong of Sanderstead.

The Prime Minister

The Government have noted with interest the recent report of the Committee on Budgetary Reform, chaired by the late Lord Armstrong. This year we published the public expenditure White Paper with the Budget.