HC Deb 03 May 1988 vol 132 cc391-2W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures for the consumption and production of methyl chloroform and carbon tetrachloride for(a) the United Kingdom, (b) the

the schemes made aware to him after 9 March which were affected by his statement and (b) of the schemes of which he has knowledge that will be allowed to proceed and in respect of which he will grant additional allocations.

Mr. Ridley

I announced on 25 April certain criteria against which I would consider requests for additional capital allocations. Many of the representations which I have received since my statement of 9 March did not quantify the value of the schemes concerned or provide sufficient particulars for them to be judged against the criteria.

Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in theOfficial Report the changes made to the rules governing local authority capital expenditure since 1980.

Mr. Ridley

The present system for the control of local authority capital expenditure is contained in part VIII of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, which took effect from 1 April 1981, and prescribed expenditure regulations made thereunder. The original regulations made in 1981 have been amended by further prescribed expenditure regulations made in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1988. In addition, amendments relating to deferred purchase were made by the Local Government Act 1987 and consequential regulations. Further amendments stand to be made under the Local Government Finance Bill.