§ Ms ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the estimated costs of reopening the Boundary Commission inquiry into County Durham; what is the estimated cost to local authorities in Durham; and what additional finance he will make available to them.
§ Mr. BaldryThe resources which we are making available to the Local Government Commission, £5.124 million in 1993–94 and £8.300 million in 1994–95, should be adequate to enable it to complete all the reviews of local government structure in the shire counties of England by the end of 1994. My right hon. Friend has announced proposals for the arrangements for any start-up costs of local government reorganisation incurred by authorities in 1994–95.