HC Deb 24 November 1981 vol 13 c352W
Mr. Whitehead

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the reports of the expenditure groups involved in the build-up of information about local authority expenditure for the 1981–82 rate support grant.

Mr. King

The expenditure group reports are compiled each year on a confidential basis by representatives of the local authority associations and officials of the Government Departments involved. They are therefore not suitable for publication.