§ Mr. Geraint DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the implications for the Code of Local Government Conduct of the decision of the Court of Appeal relating to Dame Shirley Porter and Mr. John Magill. [84915]
§ Ms ArmstrongWe have made no such assessments. In March 1999 we published detailed proposals (Cm 4298), including a draft Bill, for Councils to adopt new constitutions and for a new ethical framework for local government. The proposals for the new ethical framework include introducing new statutory codes of conduct together with an enforcement regime involving independent investigation of alleged unethical conduct.