HC Deb 04 December 1985 vol 88 c268W
Mr. Hawksley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will take steps to permit the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration to investigate complaints against new town corporations.

Mr. Tracey

As stated in the Government's White Paper, Cmnd. 9563, published in July of this year, legislation to amend the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 will be introduced, in due course, to extend the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration to about 50 non-departmental public bodies—including new town corporations.