§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will introduce legislation to give increased rights of inspection to the general public of the rate registers of councils existing prior to the 1974 reorganisation of local government in Wales; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what recent representations he has received about the arrangements for custody of, and for public access to, the rate registers of local authorities in Wales existing prior to the 1974 local government reorganisation; if he has any plans to seek powers to transfer these from the custody of county councils; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonI am writing to the hon. Gentleman.