§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on which activities he proposes to exclude from his forthcoming legislation requiring tendering for local authority services.
§ Dr. BoysonI refer the hon. Member to the answer that my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham) on 2 February at column491. Application of the legislation in Scotland will, of course, be the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.