§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the report of the working party set up to consider the findings of the removal of canine faeces projects carried out by the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, the borough of Gosport, the north-west Leicestershire district council and the Rochester upon Medway city council; and whether he intends to offer an extension of the bye-law to other areas.
§ Mr. Roweasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received the report on the experimental schemes allowing six local authorities powers to deal with the problem of dog-fouling; and when it will be published.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have received this report and, as I stated in replies which I gave to questions by my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton) at columns 554–558 on 17 December 1986, we are considering whether the results of the experimental scheme provide a sufficient basis on which to make the bye-laws available for adoption by other local authorities, and expect shortly to announce the conclusions we have reached. The publication of the report will coincide with this announcement.