§ Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities in England, classified according to local authority type, have (a) a separate chief executive, (b) a chief executive who is also head of administration and (c) no one designated chief executive.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThis information is not kept by my Department. Local authorities are free to arrange whatever management structure they consider appropriate to their functions and responsibilities.
§ Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any evidence to suggest that those local authorities who have appointed separate chief executives are more efficient than those who have not.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettI have no evidence one way or the other on the matter.