§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will exclude from penalty those authorities which exceed their current targets through the implementation of roofing and other concessionary grants.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have received a number of representations from authorities under S.8(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1982 for rate-borne expenditure on home improvement grants to be disregarded in assessing liability to grant abatement in 1983–84. My right hon. Friend will consider these, along with all other such representations, before he takes final decisions on grant abatement.