§ Lord Dubsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield's report of the Financial, Management and Policy Review of the work of the Local Government Ombudsman.
The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers):Following completion of the first stage of his Financial, Management and Policy Review of the Commission for Local Administration in England, Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield presented his report to the Secretary of State and to the Chairman of the Commission on 30 November. The report is now being carefully considered by Ministers and by the Commission and it will be published for wider consultation in due course.