HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 c368

That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 5744/94, relating to local government elections; welcomes the principle expressed in that document that the laws of Member States should apply as far as possible; and endorses the main policy objectives of the Government as expressed in paragraph 22 of the Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Home Office on 22nd April 1994, in particular the Government's view expressed in paragraph 11 of the Memorandum that proposals for the attestation of non-national candidates at local government elections by their home Member State are unworkable in the United Kingdom, and the view expressed in paragraph 15 of the Memorandum that the provisions of the Directive should be reviewable.