HC Deb 03 June 1997 vol 295 c158W
17. Mr. Baldry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the request by Oxfordshire county council to be designated to operate at a level above cap. [462]

Mr. Raynsford

Oxfordshire County Council was designated for capping on 22 May. The proposed cap requires the authority to reduce its budget requirement by £6 million.