HC Deb 26 January 1967 vol 739 cc1747-8
8. Mr. Whitaker

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to put local elections in the City of London on the same basis as elsewhere in Great Britain.

Miss Bacon

This will, for all practical purposes, be the position if the City of London (Various Powers) Bill, now before Parliament, becomes law.

Mr. Whitaker

Would my right hon. Friend not agree that franchise in the City of London makes Ulster seem almost democratic by comparison? Will she set up this investigation into local electoral franchise immediately so that we can have majority rule in London?

Miss Bacon

Perhaps my hon. Friend is aware that, only last week, the City of London (Various Powers) Bill received a First Reading in another place and will be considered subsequently here and by the appropriate Committee.