HC Deb 22 November 1979 vol 974 c335W
23. Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he intends to expand the range of services provided by district councils in the Province.

Mr. Humphrey Atkins

The question of what responsibilities should be exercised by district councils must be looked at in the context of the governmental arrangements for Northern Ireland as a whole. What those arrangements should be will be considered by the forthcoming inter-party conference.