§ 40. Mr. Evansasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what responses he has received from the local authority associations to his letter of 4 March regarding grant recycling in 1986–87.
§ 41. Mr. Stottasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what responses he has received from the local authority associations to his letter of 4 March regarding grant recycling in 1986–87.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have received letters from the Association of County Councils welcoming my announcement, and the Association of Metropolitan Authorities seeking clarification of the guarantee. Representations were also made at the meeting of the Consultative Council for Local Government Finance on 12 March.
§ 48. Mr. Patrick Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received about the amount of rate support grant that will be recycled to the shire counties in the financial year 1986–87.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveI have received a range of representations both from the local authority associations and individual authorities.
§ 59. Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the effect upon individual councils of his decision to recycle grant money to local authorities in receipt of grant at budgeted expenditure.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThis is a matter for individual local authorities but I hope they will have taken advantage of my announcement to reduce the burden on their ratepayers.