HC Deb 31 January 1984 vol 53 cc151-2W
Mr. Straw

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the basis for the figure of £120 million as the rough estimate of the scope for saving as a result of the abolition of the metropolitan county councils and the Greater London council which is referred to in his Department's note entitled "Abolition of the Metropolitan County Councils", dated January 1984.

Mr. Waldegrave

The figure represents a rough estimate of the potential savings from the elimination of an entire tier of local government, including the saving of around 9,000 jobs.

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