HC Deb 17 December 1979 vol 976 cc76-7W
Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Minister of Transport how many submissions his Department received in response to the Government's White Paper "Central Government Controls Over Local Authorities"; by which individuals or organisations they were made; and whether or not they were made by the appropriate deadline.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

In response to the Government's White Paper, "Central Government Controls over Local Authorities" and to our own consultation letter of 4 September 1979, our Department received 64 representations, of which 45 were made on or before 12 October. Representations were made by the following:

(i) on or before 12 October:

Association of County Councils

Association of District Secretaries

Borough of Poole

British Airports Authority

British Multiple Retailers Association

British Railways Board

British Road Federation

British Waterways Board

Central Electricity Generating Board

Chartered Institute of Transport

City of Oxford

City of Portsmouth

City of Westminster

Confederation of British Industry

Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport

Council for National Parks

Council on Tribunals

Countryside Commission

Country Landowners' Association

East Devon District Council

Electricity Council

Forestry Commission

Freight Transport Association

Friends of the Earth Ltd.

Greater London Council

Institution of Municipal Engineers

Joint Committee on Mobility for the Disabled

London Borough of Croydon

London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Redbridge

London Transport Executive

National Association of Funeral Directors

National Association of Local Councils

National Chamber of Trade

National Freight Corporation

National Union of Small Shopkeepers

North East London Polytechnic

Peak and Northern Footpaths Society

Ramblers' Association

Sand and Gravel Association Ltd.

Stafford Borough Council

United Road Transport Union

Walsall Metropolitan Borough

Welwyn Hatfield District Council

West Yorkshire County Council

(ii) after 12 October:

Association of District Councils

Association of Metropolitan Authorities

Automobile Association

Borough of Blyth Valley

British Ports Association

British Property Federation

Commons, Open Spaces, and Footpaths Preservation Society

Council for the Protection of Rural England

Dudley Metropolitan Borough

Greater Manchester Council

Institution of Civil Engineers

National Farmers' Union

Royal Institute of British Architects

Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar

Society of Civil and Public Servants

Trades Union Congress

Tyne and Wear County Council

University of Cambridge

Youth Hostels Association (England and Wales).