§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many external inquiries and internal inquiries have been undertaken into local govenment financing since 1954.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe only external inquiry into local government finance since 1954 was conducted by the Layfield committee, which reported in 1976. Within the Department internal inquiries into specific aspects of local government finance form a normal part of the process of policy appraisal and formulation.