§ 24. Mr. MadelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the percentage increase of external finance that Bedfordshire county council will receive in 1991–92 as compared with 1990–91; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KeyThe provisional figures issued by my right hon. Friend on 31 October indicate a 23.9 per cent. increase in the total level of external support for districts in Bedfordshire taken together.