§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what items he plans to discuss at the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance on 7 July, and at the special meeting of the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance he is convening at the end of July.
§ Mr. RidleyThe CCLGF meeting on 7 July will include discussion of the 1986 reports of the expenditure groups and the reports by the grants working group on options for changes to needs assessments.
I have not yet finalised the arrangements for the subsequent meeting of the CCLGF which will discuss the grants working group report on block grant mechanisms, amongst other issues. The secretariat are in consultation on appropriate dates but this will not be held before September.