§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Chief Officers of Trading Standards Services there are in the metropolitan county 825WA council areas and how many there will be in those same areas under the present proposals to abolish the metropolitan county councils.
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Belstead)There are at present six Chief Officers responsible for Trading Standards Services in the Metropolitan County Councils; one for each. It is not possible to say how many there will be after the Metropolitan County Councils are abolished, as that depends upon what arrangements the district councils in each area make for the discharge of these functions.