§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the total number of written communications between his Department and local authorities in the Greater London area in (a) 1979–80 and (b) 1986–87, to date;
(2) if he will list the additional functions and responsibilities undertaken by his Department of a temporary or permanent kind as a result of the abolition of the Greater London council, stating the total estimated cost to public funds in 1986–87 and the total number of officials involved;
(3) if he will list all regional and sub-regional outposts of his Department responsible for functions or services within the Greater London area, stating function and responsibilities of such outposts and giving the total cost of such offices to public funds in 1986–87 and the total number of officials involved;
(4) if he will list all functions and responsibilities currently undertaken by any division and organisation within his Department which is concerned with local authority services solely within the Greater London area, stating the total estimated cost to public funds in 1986–87 and the total number of officials involved;
(5) if he will list the action he has taken since the abolition of the Greater London council to ensure that the functions and responsibilities of his Department and its related non-departmental public bodies dealing with the Greater London area are co-ordinated with each other.