§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received from local authorities about the location of the Regional Development Agency for the East Midlands; what consideration he has given to these; on the basis of what criteria; and when he intends to make a decision. [24946]
§ Mr. CabornOn 2 September 1997, the Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Wallesey (Angela Eagle), met members of Leicester City Council and others wishing to promote the case for the East Midlands Development Agency to be located in Leicester. However, it is not for Government to decide where the Agency will be located. The Agency itself will be best placed to decide where its offices should be.