§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Lord President of the Council how many representations he has received to date following the publication of the White Paper " Our Changing Democracy "; of these, how many were specifically concerned with Wales and with Scotland, respectively; how many were in support of the White Paper; how many wanted less or no devolution; and how many favoured greater powers for the proposed Assemblies.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe information requested is as follows:
Representations received, including representations to the Constitution Unit—136 from the general public and 26 from organisations;
32WRepresentations exclusively concerned with Wales—51 from the general public and six from organisations;
Representations exclusively concerned with Scotland—32 from the general public and five from organisations;
Representations in support of the White Paper—16 from the general public and five from organisations;
Representations in favour of less or no devolution—39 from the general public and three from organisations;
Representations in favour of greater powers for either of the proposed Assemblies—47 from the general public and eight from organisations.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Lord President of the Council what representations he has received following the publication of the White Paper " Our Changing Democracy " from those advocating a similar type of devolution to the regions of England.
§ Mr. Edward Short13 representations have been received which contain specific proposals about devolution and England. Of these seven favour devolution to regional authorities within England on a non-federal basis.