§ Dr. Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now publish final proposals for warding arrangements in the first elections of county and metropolitan district councils under the Local Government Act 1972.
§ Mr. CarlisleI expect that decisions on electoral arrangements for all counties and metropolitan districts will be announced very shortly.
§ Dr. Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish draft proposals for warding arrangements in the first elections of non-metropolitan district councils under the Local Government Act 1972.
§ Mr. CarlisleBy about 15th December. Details of the proposed timetable will be found in the reply which I gave to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for King's Lynn (Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler) on 23rd November.—[Vol. 846, c. 489.]