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Local Government Reorganisation

Volume 982: debated on Thursday 3 April 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will establish a committee of inquiry to investigate the extent to which the 1972–73 legislation on the reorganisation of local government falls short of the desirable minimum standards of public accountability for the expenditure of public funds.

No. I am satisfied that desirable standards of public accountability are attained through the present arrangements.