LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1985: SECTION 48 ORDERS

HL Deb 09 July 1986 vol 478 cc446-7WA

Lord Coleraine

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to make orders under Section 48(5) of the Local Government Act 1985 to set limits for expenditure in any year by the London Boroughs Grant Scheme and similar schemes elsewhere in the country.

The Minister of State, Department of the Environ-ment (Lord Elton)

No. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Environment has decided that orders are not necessary for 1986–87. Where collective schemes have been established they are already operating on the basis of agreed budgets. My right honourable friend would, however, reconsider this decision should any scheme propose to increase its budget significantly in the course of this financial year. For the moment, my right honourable friend has come to no conclusion on whether orders will be needed for 1987–88.