§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make an appropriate allowance on capping limits for 1996–97 for metropolitan fire and civil defence authorities which had already set their budget for 1995–96 before the capping limits were raised on 17 February.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe Secretary of State will carefully consider this point when he comes to announce his preliminary capping criteria for 1996–97 later in the year.