Local Authorities' Capital Receipts (Hansard, 16 January 2002)

HC Deb 16 January 2002 vol 378 c305W 305W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what statistical assessment he has made of the effect of the release of local authorities' capital receipts on the public sector borrowing requirement. [27449]

§ Mr. Andrew Smith
The release of local authorities' capital receipts is taken into account in the published forecasts of public borrowing.