HC Deb 11 June 1985 vol 80 cc411-2W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his estimate of savings in operating costs to be achieved by the abolition of the Greater London council includes any allowance for changes in the cost of debt servicing.

Mr. Waldegrave

No.

Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what are the annual operating costs and savings which he expects will recur from the proposed abolition of the Greater London council arising from cost-effective integration of transferred services;

(2) what are the annual operting costs and savings that he expects to recur from the proposed abolition of the Greater London council arising from elimination of the Greater London council/London boroughs liaison;

(3)what are the annual operating costs and savings which he expects will recur from the proposed abolition of the Greater London council arising from economies of scale;

(4) if he will provide detailed estimates of the transitional costs of abolition other than redundancy costs in (a) the first year, (b) the first five years and (c) the first 10 years after the proposed abolition of the Greater London council.

Mr. Waldegrave

[pursuant to his reply, 10 June 1985]: I have nothing to add to the estimates in the answer my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Surbiton (Mr. Tracey) on 30 November 1984, at column 611.