it is reported that lord mendelson, baroness simons, and adam and gramm have worked for the gaddafi regime. in short, are these reports thoroughly investigated? >> my hon. friend makes a good point. i am sure that those ex- ministers will want to refer themselves immediately to that committee so that their lives can be looked into. >> the prime minister and the secretary of state for communications and local government are adamant that there is no need for cuts in local authority for on-line services. can he therefore spine why conservative-run bromley council is shutting 13 of 16 children centers? -- can he explain why conservative-run at bromley council is setting 13 of 16 children's centers? >> yes, we have made reductions in local government grant, because, frankly, we inherited a complete mess in the nation's finances. what we have done is ask every single local authority to make public every single bit of spending they do so that members of the public can make sure that they're cutting bureaucracy, cutting counselor allowances, and cutting pay, rather than cutting services. when the