§ Mr. W. Benyonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he has anything to add to the statement made by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State the hon. Member for Chelsea (Mr. Scott), on 7 March, 299W Official Report, column 1233, regarding responsibility for the legislation governing local elections in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. ScottParagraph 11 of schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Act 1973 provides that local government elections in Northern Ireland are an excepted matter. I regret that I gave a contrary impression during the debate on 7 March 1985 on the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 at column 1233.