§ Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from local authorities in response to his circular 10/81 on direct labour organisations; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe Department has received various representations and comments on the legislation. As I made clear in my answer to the hon. Member on 22 June, we propose to review all aspects of the legislation during this first year. In this review we shall consider all representations made by local authorities and other interested parties.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list in the Official Report the parliamentary delegations he has received in each of the last three months representing county councils in respect of concern over the rate support grant settlement, setting out the composition of each delegation.
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§ Mr. King[pursuant to his reply, 23 June 1981, c. 85]: My right hon. Friend and I regularly meet representatives of county councils in the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance and elsewhere. My right hon. Friend received a delegation from Essex on 11 June which made representations about the rate support grant settlement. The county was represented by my hon. Friend the Member for Essex, South-East (Sir B. Brain), Councillor R. G. R. Daniels, the Baroness Platt of Writtle, 188W Councillor R. W. Williams, Mr. E. W. Twelvetree and Mr. R Adcock. On 16 June, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State met my right hon. Friends the Members for Huntingdonshire (Mr. Major), Peterborough (Dr. Mawhinney) and Cambridge (Mr Rhodes James), who made representations about the settlement as it affects Cambridgeshire. There have also been numerous informal meetings with hon. Members.