§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which London boroughs have been involved in discussions with his Department regarding the implementation of clause 2(5) of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Bill.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo specific discussions have taken place on clause 2(5), but the general issue of party balance came up in informal discussions on the detail of the White Paper "Streamlining the Cities" (Cmnd. 9063) to which all the London boroughs were invited.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice he or his Department has given to London boroughs regarding party balance in connection with clause 2(5) of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Bill.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNone.