§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who represented the Government at the 10th session of the conference of European Ministers responsible for local government in The Hague on 15 and 16 September 1993.
§ Mr. BaldryMy hon. Friend, the Minister for Local Government and Planning.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the report on local referendums prepared by the steering committee on local and regional authorities for the 10th conference of European Ministers responsible for local government.
§ Mr. BaldryMy hon. Friend, the Minister for Local Government and Planning, made it clear at the conference that it is for local authorities to decide for themselves whether to hold referendums on particular issues. This remains the Government's view.