HC Deb 19 February 1986 vol 92 c217W
49. Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he proposes introducing legislation in the current Session in respect of local authority capital expenditure.

Mrs. Rumbold

We have asked for responses on capital controls to a shorter time scale than on the other proposals in the Green Paper "Paying for Local Government" (Cmnd. 9714) so that early legislation can be sought if that seems desirable. But it would not be practicable to introduce legislation in the 1985–86 Session.