§ 64. Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to provide for controls on the appointment by local authorities of officers with partisan commitment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Widdicombe committee of inquiry has proposed a wide-ranging package of measures to deal with the impact of politicisation on the conduct of local authority business, including some concerned with the employment of officers. I shall consider its proposals in the light of the consultation I announced in a reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Mrs. Roe) on 19 June at column 639.