Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.
Does not the Minister agree that my hon. Friend is quite right in that Part II of the Bill perpetuates a rating system which gives offence to many people? Is he aware that the essence of the matter is that new authorities are being set up in local government, with duplication of administration and tremendous inflation? Can he tell us whether, in the rate support grant negotiations, he will ensure that there is sufficient money available for local authorities to set up new administrations and improve their services without additional mammoth increases on the rates?