§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 7 July 2003,Official Report, column 619W, on regional assemblies, if he will list the opinion polls which were included in his calculation; and if he will place copies of the results in the Library. [125792]
§ Mr. RaynsfordMy right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister considered the findings of 28 opinion polls that provided supporting evidence on the question of the percentage of people in favour of holding a referendum. Information about these polls is laid out in paragraphs 44 to 59 of the "Your Region, Your Say" document that summarises the information, evidence and views that he considered before deciding to direct the Boundary Committee for England to carry out local government reviews in the three northern regions. Copies of "Your Region, Your Say" and the opinion polls were placed in the Libraries of both Houses on 16 June 2003.