§ Lord Boyd-Carpenterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give information to members of the public affected by the abolition of the Greater London Council and the metropolitan county councils about the new structure of local government in those areas after 1st April, and if so in what form.
§ The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Lord Elton)We have produced short factual leaflets outlining the new structure of local government in London and each of the metropolitan counties. The leaflets will be distributed to all households in the seven metropolitan areas in the next two weeks.
The leaflets, copies of which have been placed in the Library, are similar to those produced to give members of the public information about the 1974 reorganisation of local government. They describe briefly what the post-abolition structure will be, and answer some of the questions members of the public may be asking. The leaflets do not however attempt to provide details of the arrangements successor authorities are making for particular services. Members of the public are invited to ask their local councils for such details.