§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will outline the parameters of the proposed study of the local government system of finance; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright) on 26 October 1984 at column747.
§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many changes there have been to the grant structure of local government finance since 1959.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThere have been two major changes since 1959. The first was made in the Local Government Act 1966, which was amended by the Local Government Act 1974 to take account of the re-organisation of local government in that year. The second was made in the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980.