HC Deb 11 July 1974 vol 876 c578W
Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to allow local authority employees and other public servants to stand as candidates for their local authorities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John Silkin

This matter was among those dealt with in the recently published report "Conduct in Local Government" (Cmnd. 5636) presented by the Prime Minister's Committee on Local Government Rules of Conduct. The Government are now consulting local government bodies on the committee's conclusions and it would be premature to take a decision on this issue until such consultations are complete.