§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why the arrangement described in the fourth paragraph of his letter of 13 July 1982 to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury is unknown to his Department's offfice at Finsbury Park as shown in that office's letter of 21 February to Islington People's Rights, enclosed with the office's letter to him of 6 April.
§ Mr. NewtonThe arrangement referred to is being notified to the Department's local offices as part of a major revision of the Department's finance instructions. Agreement has only recently been reached on other aspects of these revised instructions, which should be in operation by late May 1983.
I regret that my letter of 13 July 1982 was misleading about the timing of the action being taken, and this particular matter has now been brought to the immediate attention of Finsbury park office in advance of the issue of the revised instructions as a whole.