HC Deb 22 February 1989 vol 147 cc693-4W
88. Mr. Hind

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to review the conduct of local authority business as set out in the White Paper Cm. 433.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The House has now given a second reading to the Local Government and Housing Bill which will implement most of the proposals in the White Paper that require legislation. I refer the hon. Member to my answer to my hon. Friend, the Member for Harrow, West (Mr. Hughes) on Thursday 2 February at column 357, which sets out the points on which we have revised our proposals.

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