§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the abolition of the Greater London council and the metropolitan counties will impose additional costs on non-metropolitan districts.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe Government's aim is to try to ensure that the abolition of the GLC and the metropolitan county councils does not result in any inequitable shift in the financial burden falling on ratepayers in different parts of the country. Local government is being consulted about the detailed financial arrangements.