§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the dates and attendance of all meetings between his Department and local government associations concerning the costs of implementing the Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Regulations; and if he will make a statement; [11000]
(2) what is his estimate of the costs to local government of the implementation of the Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations; and if he will make a statement. [11001]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThis subject was discussed at a meeting on 6 December 1995 between my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Urban Regeneration and the Association of London Government, and with all the local authority associations at the Housing Consultative Council on 7 December. My officials will be having further discussions with the local authority associations in the near future, to help us to identify these costs and to decide what financial assistance to make available to local authorities.