Disregarded Expenditure

Part of New clause 3 – in the House of Commons at 8:30 pm on 4 April 1984.

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Photo of Hon. Nicholas Ridley Hon. Nicholas Ridley , Cirencester and Tewkesbury 8:30, 4 April 1984

If Lincolnshire and London have different priorities, those priorities should be allowed to have their own consequences on the whole financial position of the authorities.

I hope the House will accept that that is the best endeavour I can make to give a fairly clear guideline. I hope that the hon. Gentleman will not press his new clause because I am not sure that the drafting is perfect for such a complicated problem.