HC Deb 24 January 1985 vol 71 c498W
31. Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what impact he expects there to be on the public sector borrowing requirement of the Government's December decision to restrict local authority expenditure from their capital receipts.

Mr. Peter Rees

The decisions announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on 18 December were designed to keep local authority capital spending in 1985–86 to the level provided for in the Government's expenditure plans.