HC Deb 18 April 1988 vol 131 cc364-5W
60. Mr. Colin Shepherd

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the interim report of the Audit Commission into improving highways agency arrangements between counties and districts.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The Department is considering the report and discussing its implementation with the local authority associations. We welcome the emphasis on securing more businesslike agency arrangements, and look to authorities to review their arrangements in the light of the report.