§ Mrs. Margaret Ewing accordingly presented a Bill to provide for codification of law to ensure public access to the countryside and to define obligations and responsibilities for the public and landowners alike; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 22 April 1994, and to be printed. [Bill 78.]
§ Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)On a point of order, Madam Speaker. I seek your guidance. I have heard today that my local authority, Labour-controlled Waltham Forest, is about to be investigated for maladministration by the ombudsman. Has a member of the Government made a request to make a statement on that matter?
§ Madam SpeakerMy office has not been informed that the Government are seeking to make a statement on that matter.