§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many organisations commented on the Government's consultation paper on local authorities' interests in companies, published in June 1988; whether he will list the names of the organisations that submitted comments; when the Government expect to publish their response to these comments; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyOver 200 responses have been received to the consultation paper. We propose to publish a summary of the points made in the responses shortly, with the Government's comments on them. We shall include a list of those who submitted responses.