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Mr. Gwilym Jones : Supplementary credit approvals for specific homelessness schemes have been made available as follows :

                 |£              

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1991-92                          

Alyn and Deeside |153,000        

Rhuddlan         |182,000        

                                 

1992-93                          

Alyn and Deeside |30,000         

Delyn            |155,000        

Rhuddlan         |30,000         

                                 

1993-94                          

Wrexham Maelor   |300,000        

This does not include spending on homelessness from within the general provisions for these councils.

Local Government Reform

Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the transitional costs of local government reform in Wales.

Mr. Redwood : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by my hon. Friend to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Mr. Llwyd) on 25 April, Official Report, column 49.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Executive Agencies

Sir John Hannam : To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement about possible executive agency status for the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office and the Treasury Solicitor's Department.

The Attorney-General : I announced on 6 December 1993 that consideration will be given to whether the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office and the Treasury Solicitor's Department should become executive agencies under the "next steps" initiative. Prior options studies are being undertaken to establish whether agency status or other options would be appropriate. I would welcome comments from interested parties. Comments should be sent by 1 July 1994 to :

Mr. S. Guy

Crown Prosecution Service

50, Ludgate Hill

Room 323

London

EC4M 7EX

Mr. A. Hollis

Treasury Solicitor's Department

Queen Anne's Chambers

28, Broadway

London

SW1H 9JS

Ms J. Rowe

Serious Fraud Office

10-16, Elm Street

London

WC1X 0BJ

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