§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if, in the light of the widespread difficulties that local authorities in Wales are having in the siting of conventional waste disposal sites, he will consider providing financial support for those authorities which are seeking to provide facilities for waste disposal in co-operation with other authorities.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsFinancial support for loan charges arising from authorities capital expenditure is already provided through the rate support grant. Claims for capital allocations for particular schemes are carefully considered but only schemes of demonstrable national or regional importance receive earmarked capital allocations. Spending decisions on all other capital schemes are determined by authorities themselves who are free to
396Wauthorities in Wales in providing adequate gipsy sites which are acceptable to the basic needs, including health requirements of the migrant population, and to the communities amongst whom the migrant population will be expected to settle.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasLocal authorities in Wales have provided gipsy sites to acceptable standards at the following locations:
determine their own priorities within the resources available to them. Nothing precludes authorities from combining their resources to develop joint schemes.