HC Deb 23 May 1986 vol 98 cc368-9W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration he has given to excluding for grant penalty purposes the additional costs incurred,

net of police grant, by Lancashire county council for additional policing costs for the 1985 Conservative party conference.

Mrs. Rumbold

The Secretary of State considered Lancashire county council's request that he disregard this item of expenditure for grant abatement purposes in 1985–86, and decided not to agree to its request. He will of course reconsider the representations before signing further supplementary reports for the year in question.