HC Deb 03 May 1984 vol 59 cc233-4W
Mr. Wareing

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if expenditure by the Merseyside county council on policing the international garden festival will be disregarded for the purpose of penalties for exceeding Government targets.

Mr. Waldegrave

If Merseyside county council asks my right hon. Friend to disregard expenditure on policing the international garden festival in assessing its liability for grant abatement, he will consider the request.