HC Deb 07 March 1984 vol 55 c600W
22. Mr. Terry Fields

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to introduce legislation to suspend local government elections.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

As announced in paragraph 7.5 of the White Paper, "Streamlining the Cities"—Cmnd. 9063—we propose to introduce legislation to cancel the May 1985 elections to the GLC and the metropolitan county councils.