Local Government Finance (England)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 4:04 pm ar 29 Ionawr 1991.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr Michael Heseltine Mr Michael Heseltine Secretary of State for Environment 4:04, 29 Ionawr 1991

My right hon. Friend has raised an important point. The difficulty we had within the confines of the legislation was to find how best to use the money that we could afford to help the maximum number of people. My right hon. Friend has raised an example of people who would not benefit from the scheme which we have put forward. If we had had the legislative framework and the resources to extend the scheme we might have wanted to help that category, but it was not possible within what we could do this year. I must say that honestly to my right hon. Friend.

I have made the point that the actual level of average charge paid is a great deal less than the headline figure about which we hear much more frequently